NUWAY III

They offer inpatient residential. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Minneapolis has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Minneapolis offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

They do not prescribe. If buprenorphine or methadone is part of what you need, say so on the call and ask who they refer to in Minneapolis.

The nearest other center is a few streets away, in Minneapolis, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

They offer a program for LGBTQ clients, which is worth confirming on the call rather than assuming. A named program and one with a place free this month are different things, and Minneapolis has 8 other centers to ask.

The weeks right after a program are the highest risk stretch, so what is arranged for them matters. A recurrence in the first month is common, and a plan that anticipates it is worth more than one that does not. Ask whether the aftercare is run by the program or handed to somebody else.

The two feed each other, which is why handling them separately tends to work badly. An integrated program treats both in one place. A sequential one treats the substance use first, which leaves a gap. Ask whether there is a psychiatrist or a prescriber on the team, and how often you would see them.

Inpatient means the treatment holds the whole day. Outpatient means it has to fit around one. Where someone is using in the house, or on the route home, outpatient care is working against the current. Ask for an assessment rather than a recommendation, then ask what the assessment found.