Cornell Scott Hill Health Center - South Central Rehabilitation Center

They are set up for 5 levels: inpatient residential, inpatient hospital, outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of New Haven, 1 offers a bed.

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

They prescribe methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near New Haven, not all of them do.

Yes. They treat people in Spanish. Confirm it for the first appointment specifically, because in New Haven that can depend on who is rostered that day.

They offer a program for adult women, 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 New Haven has 8 other centers to ask.

There is normally a family component, and it is one of the better questions to put to two programs. Al-Anon and Nar-Anon exist for the people around someone using, they are free, and they are separate from any treatment program. Ask what the visiting rules are in the first week and after it.

Expect questions rather than a pitch, and expect them to be fairly direct. Where a program is not the right fit, a decent intake worker will say so and name somewhere else. Write down what you are using and how much before you dial, because it is harder to recall out loud.

Most people who recover have more than one attempt behind them. A return to use that followed a move, a job loss or a death is a different problem from one with no obvious trigger. Ask what is arranged for the weeks after discharge specifically.