SE Council on Alc and Drug Dep Inc

They provide inpatient residential and detox. The nearest alternative is in Groton, 2.3 miles away, if you want something to compare it against.

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

They offer a program for adult women, 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 New London has 8 other centers to ask.

There are 8 more within a short drive of New London, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

They prescribe methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. Medication and counseling together is the standard of care for opioid use rather than an either or, and not every place near New London offers both.

There is usually a plan for afterwards, covering appointments, medication and somewhere to go each week. Sober living is housing with rules rather than treatment, and the rules vary more than the brochures suggest. Ask to see what a discharge plan looks like before you choose the program.

Inpatient takes you out of your life for a while. Outpatient treats you inside it. The higher level is not automatically the better one, and being placed above what you need is its own problem. Ask what the step down from residential care looks like at that center.

There is usually a way to do this that does not cost you the job, and it is worth asking before assuming. A medical leave of absence from a college is normally reversible, and usually a better record than a failed semester. Find out whether the center deals with human resources departments directly.