Battle Creek VAMC

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

They detox from alcohol, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to Lansing.

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

They offer a program for veterans, 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 Lansing has 8 other centers to ask.

Lansing has 88 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

It is the same treatment with reporting attached, and most of the programs listed here take referrals. A program that is not approved by the relevant court will not satisfy the order, however good it is. Keep your own record of every session attended.

Medicaid and most commercial plans include treatment, with different rules about what they approve. Network status changes without notice, so a center on last year's list is not necessarily on this year's. Ask which level of care the plan has already approved, and for how many days.

Often, and treatment frequently qualifies as medical leave rather than something you have to explain in detail. Schools and colleges have their own leave of absence process, and a medical withdrawal is often reversible. Ask whether a schedule outside working hours exists before ruling treatment out.