Sierra Health and Wellness Centers

They offer inpatient hospital, inpatient residential, detox and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Bangor has 1 other center within 14 miles.

They provide detox for 5 substances: alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and Bangor has 1 other center.

Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Bangor.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 1 center near Bangor, not all of them do.

Yes, they offer a veterans program, one of 12 named programs at this address.

It is a set of questions about what is being used, your health, and what you are covered for. Understating the amount is the most common mistake on that call, 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.

One puts a building between you and the drug. The other asks you to manage that yourself while being treated. A residential stay is the easier thing to get approved when there is a documented medical reason for it. Ask whether the center offers the middle levels or only a bed and a weekly appointment.

Addiction treatment records carry a stronger legal protection than the rest of a medical file. Where an employer is funding treatment, it is normally told that you attended and not what was discussed. Decide now who you want kept informed, because that form is easier to fill in calmly than in a crisis.