University of Michigan - Addiction Treatment Servs (UMATS)

They are set up for 3 levels: outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Ann Arbor, 1 offers 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 Ann Arbor has 8 other centers.

They treat both. Confirm it for the specific diagnosis rather than in general, because transitional services and recovery support services covers a lot of ground and Ann Arbor may have a narrower service than a bigger city would.

People dealing with past trauma are one of the 5 groups they offer a dedicated program for.

They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which not every place around Ann Arbor does.

The list should include anything stopped recently, because a recent change matters as much as a current dose. Stopping a psychiatric medication abruptly can cause real harm, which is why this is never a decision to make alone. Keep whoever prescribes for you informed rather than assuming a handover happens by itself.

For many people the medication is what makes the rest of the treatment possible, rather than a replacement for it. Some programs are abstinence based by design and do not use medication at all, which is a real difference between centers. Ask whether counseling is included or billed separately, because the combination is the point.

The rule covers the first phone call too, before you are a patient and whether or not you ever become one. Taking leave from work creates dates rather than a diagnosis, which is a meaningful difference. Ask what a program would say if somebody rang it asking about you.