Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital

They are set up for 3 levels: inpatient hospital, telemedicine and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Anchorage, 1 offers a bed.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and none of the 8 centers near Anchorage offer one at all.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in Anchorage often still has to be in person.

They treat people in Sign language, American Indian or Alaska Native languages, Tagalog and Yupik as well as English, which not every place around Anchorage does.

They have a program for veterans. Ask whether the group is veterans only, because for a lot of people that is the point of it and in Anchorage it may be mixed.

They treat both. Confirm it for the specific diagnosis rather than in general, because transitional services and recovery support services covers a lot of ground and Anchorage may have a narrower service than a bigger city would.

The treatment is the same. What changes is that attendance is reported to whoever ordered it. Where child welfare is involved, the reporting is usually wider and the timelines are tighter. Confirm the program is on the approved list before the first session rather than after it.

The block you are offered and the time the work takes are two different things, and that is the honest answer. Some people cycle through more than one level of care, and that is the intended design rather than a failure. Ask how many hours a week an outpatient program actually takes, because it varies widely.