Area Substance Abuse Council - Cedar Rapids/Outpatient

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Cedar Rapids has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Cedar Rapids offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Cedar Rapids.

They offer a pregnancy program. Call rather than wait, because this is the one case where timing changes the options and Cedar Rapids may not have a second place set up for it.

There are 8 more within a short drive of Cedar Rapids, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

Plans sold on the marketplace have to include addiction treatment, so the open question is which level of care yours will approve. An in network center costs less, and network lists go out of date, so it is worth verifying rather than trusting the list. Have your member id with you when you call, because nothing can be checked without it.

For many people the medication is what makes the rest of the treatment possible, rather than a replacement for it. Not every center is licensed for every medication, so what is on offer varies more than the clinical picture does. Ask what happens if the first medication does not suit you.

Think documents and medication first, comforts second. Vitamins and anything over the counter are treated as medication and get checked the same way. Ask what to do about prescriptions and mail arriving at home while you are away.