Pathways Behavioral Services Inc

They treat people at inpatient residential, outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Outpatient keeps you at home and working, and a residential stay takes you out of the place you were using in.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to Waterloo.

They take under 18s, alongside young adults from 18 to 25, adults from 26 to 64 and adults over 65, which in Waterloo is worth confirming before you drive over.

They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which not every place around Waterloo does.

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 Waterloo.

Compare the specifics, because almost every center describes itself in the same words. Accreditation by a recognized body is a floor rather than a recommendation, and the absence of it is worth asking about. Call (844) 822-5800 if you would rather have someone else do the comparing.

Existing prescriptions are normally continued, and they are reviewed by whoever is prescribing at the program. Whether a program employs its own prescriber is a concrete difference worth asking about early. Ask how soon after arrival you would see a prescriber.

The two feed each other, which is why handling them separately tends to work badly. Psychiatric medication and treatment medication can usually be managed together by the same team. Ask who to speak to if the mental health side gets worse mid program.