Peace River Center - Substance Abuse Services

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

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

They are outpatient. If someone needs to be away from where they are using, Lakeland has the nearest beds, 2.3 miles away.

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

They treat young people from 12 up, so a parent calling from Lakeland about a teenager is in the right place.

They do video appointments, which matters if Lakeland is a drive for you.

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 both conditions are handled by one team or passed between two.

Medication assisted treatment means a prescribed medicine is part of the plan, alongside counseling rather than instead of it. The evidence for medication in opioid use disorder is strong enough that its absence from a program is worth asking about. Ask what happens to the prescription on the day the program ends.