Community Medical Services

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Tucson, 2 offer a bed.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Tucson, under a mile away.

They treat pregnancy and the postpartum period, which matters because withdrawal in pregnancy is managed differently and not every place near Tucson is set up for it.

The nearest other center is under a mile away, in Tucson, and there are 8 inside 14 miles.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Tucson differ on it.

Nothing should change without a prescriber looking at it, and a good program works that way. Medication bought over the counter counts on the list, and leaving it off causes problems later. Ask whether there is a prescriber on site and how soon you would see them.

There is normally a family component, and it is one of the better questions to put to two programs. Family education is often the part that changes how a household behaves, which is what the person comes home to. Ask what exists for a relative who is not ready to sit in a room with the person using.

There is no standard course. Programs are built in fixed lengths and people move between them. Two centers quoting the same number of days can mean very different hours of treatment inside them. Ask how many hours of treatment a day the length actually contains.