Roger Williams Medical Center - Detox Unit

They are set up for 2 levels: inpatient hospital and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Providence, 2 offer a bed.

They provide detox for 5 substances: opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and Providence has 8 other centers.

They treat adults up to and past 65. Ask whether the group sessions are mixed age, because in Providence that often means one room rather than two.

They prescribe methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Providence.

One of their programs is built for adult women, which usually means a separate group rather than the same room with a different label, and it is one of the 5 named here.

Accreditation, staffing, medication policy and aftercare are the four that tell you most. Distance from home cuts both ways: far enough to break a pattern, near enough for family to take part. Write down four questions and ask every place the same four.

Somebody works through a short list: the substance, the amount, the history, the insurance. Understating the amount is the common mistake, and it leads to the wrong level of care being offered. Ask what the assessment after this call involves and whether it happens in person.

In network and out of network are the two phrases that decide most of this. Network status changes without notice, so a center on last year's list is not necessarily on this year's. Call (844) 822-5800 and someone can look at the plan with you before you commit to anything.