Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch

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

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Bismarck offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

They do not prescribe. If buprenorphine or methadone is part of what you need, say so on the call and ask who they refer to in Bismarck.

It is on its own in this part of ND, which makes the waiting list question worth asking early.

They treat adolescents. A program built for a 17 year old is not the same program as the adult one, so ask which of the two they offer in Bismarck.

The honest range is wide. A few outpatient sessions and a month of residential care are not comparable numbers. The cheapest program and the one with the shortest wait are rarely the same program, and that is the real tradeoff. Ask for the figure per week as well as per program, because extensions are billed by the week.

They normally continue, and a prescriber at the program reviews the whole list on arrival. A pain condition does not disappear during treatment and should be part of the conversation from the start. Bring the containers with the labels on, not a bag of loose pills.

Coming back after a return to use is one of the most ordinary calls an intake line takes. Where the first attempt had no medication and no aftercare, those are the two obvious things to change. Say what happened last time and what was missing from the plan.