Turning Point System of Care

They offer outpatient, inpatient residential and detox. The practical difference is whether you sleep at home or at the center, and are 8 other centers inside 14 miles if neither suits.

They handle detox for alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Ask how many days theirs lasts, because that varies more between places than people expect and Kokomo has 8 other centers to compare.

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

They offer treatment in Sign language. Whether that means a counselor who speaks it or an interpreter is worth asking, and Kokomo has 8 other centers to ask.

Kokomo has 21 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

The two feed each other, which is why handling them separately tends to work badly. Which came first is usually impossible to untangle and rarely changes what should happen next. Ask what happens to your current psychiatric medication during the program.

Someone asks what is going on, what has been tried before, and what insurance you have. The person answering is usually trained to screen rather than to treat, so a full history is not needed yet. It is fine to say you are only gathering information.

Coming back after a return to use is one of the most ordinary things an intake line hears. The useful question after a recurrence is what was missing, and the answer is often medication or aftercare. Ask what this program does differently from the one you tried before.