Captain James A Lovell FHCC

They provide inpatient residential, outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in North Chicago is set up for.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Waukegan, 3.9 miles away.

They prescribe 2 medications: buprenorphine and naltrexone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to North Chicago.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into North Chicago.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across Waukegan and Gurnee.

A mental health condition alongside substance use does not make somebody a difficult admission. A diagnosis made during active use often changes once withdrawal is behind somebody. Bring any existing diagnosis and the name of whoever is treating it.

There is no fixed length. What is on offer tends to be a 30, 60 or 90 day program. Longer time in treatment is associated with better outcomes, which is why the step down to outpatient care matters. Ask what the longest and the shortest version of this program looks like.

Usually there is a route through this that keeps the job, and which route depends on the level of care. Schools and colleges have their own leave of absence process, and a medical withdrawal is often reversible. Ask the program what its letter to an employer actually says.