Windows of Discovery Inc

They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Somerset is set up for.

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Somerset, 1.5 miles away.

They offer a program for court referrals, 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 Somerset has 4 other centers to ask.

They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Somerset are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

Older adults, plus young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64. Ask how the groups are arranged in Somerset, because a wide age range often still means one room.

There is no fixed length. What is on offer tends to be a 30, 60 or 90 day program. Stepping down through levels of care takes longer in total and tends to hold better than one intensive block alone. Find out whether the program can be extended before you are in it.

The choice is normally made on medical risk and on what home looks like, in that order. Intensive outpatient care at several hours a day is closer to a residential program than to a weekly appointment. If you are told you need the most expensive option before anyone has asked you anything, get a second opinion.

It is treatment that includes a prescription, most often buprenorphine, naltrexone or methadone. Some programs are abstinence based by design and do not use medication at all, which is a real difference between centers. Ask who prescribes, how often you would be seen, and where the prescription is filled.