Steppingstones to Recovery LLC

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Augusta, 4 offer a bed.

They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and Augusta is the nearest place that does it, 3.0 miles away.

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

Their programs are for adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. The group you sit in is usually built around the age band, which in Augusta can mean one group rather than several.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Augusta.

List price and what you actually pay are different numbers, and only the second one matters to you. Outpatient care costs a fraction of residential care, and for a lot of people it is the right level anyway. Get the figure in writing if you can, and ask what happens if you need longer than the program length.

Both at once is the common case, and treating only one of them is why some first attempts come apart. Not every center has a prescriber for psychiatric medication, and that is a concrete difference to ask about. Ask whether both conditions are handled by one team or passed between two.

Often, though residential care is reviewed far more closely than outpatient care. An employer that funds its own plan follows different rules from a state regulated one, and that changes who hears an appeal. Get any authorization in writing, with the number of days it covers.