Area Substance Abuse Council
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 110 South Williams Street, Anamosa, IA 52205
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign language
- Accreditation
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Not offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Meetings in Anamosa
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Area Substance Abuse Council
Is Area Substance Abuse Council inpatient or outpatient?
They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Anamosa is set up for.
Is detox part of what Area Substance Abuse Council offers?
They do not detox, and nothing inside 14 miles of Anamosa does either. Ask them where they send people, because a place without one usually has somewhere it refers to.
Does Area Substance Abuse Council have beds?
They are outpatient, and nobody inside 14 miles of Anamosa offers a bed, which is worth knowing if being away from home is the point of it.
Is medication assisted treatment available at Area Substance Abuse Council?
They prescribe 1 medication: buprenorphine. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Anamosa.
What is there in Anamosa that costs nothing?
Anamosa has 1 AA group, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.
Is there an interpreter at Area Substance Abuse Council?
They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Anamosa are in it too, or only the one to one ones.
What separates a good program from a bad one?
Accreditation, staffing, medication policy and aftercare are the four that tell you most. A program that cannot tell you its staff to client ratio usually has a reason. Check the accreditation yourself rather than taking the logo at face value.
Is treatment covered by insurance?
Often, though residential care is reviewed far more closely than outpatient care. An out of network center can still be partly covered, and the difference lands on you. It is fair to ask a center to check your plan before you decide anything at all.