Northern MN Addiction Wellness Center

They offer inpatient residential and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Bemidji has 4 other centers within 14 miles.

No. There is no detox listed near Bemidji at all, so the first call is worth making to ask who they work with for it.

They prescribe 2 medications: buprenorphine and naltrexone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Bemidji.

They have a program for veterans. Ask whether the group is veterans only, because for a lot of people that is the point of it and in Bemidji it may be mixed.

They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Bemidji are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

There is normally a family component, and it is one of the better questions to put to two programs. Family sessions are often the first place anybody explains what the next year is actually going to look like. Ask what the family program actually consists of and how often it meets.

Treatment records for substance use are held under a federal rule that is stricter than the one covering ordinary medical records. That rule exists because people avoided treatment when they could not rely on it, which is worth knowing when you weigh it. You can ask all of this without committing to anything.

It depends on the level of care and on the week, which is why only a call can answer it. Where the wait is long, a detox can sometimes happen first and the treatment bed after it. Ask who to call if things get worse while you are waiting, and write that number down.