Fairview Recovery Services - Adult Chemical Dependency Program

They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Minneapolis is set up for.

They do not detox, and nothing inside 14 miles of Minneapolis does either. Ask them where they send people, because a place without one usually has somewhere it refers to.

They treat mental health alongside the substance use, so both sides are handled in one place. Ask whether the psychiatric side is on site, because in Minneapolis that is the part that varies.

Nobody stays overnight. Outpatient means you keep sleeping at home and come in for sessions, and the closest residential option is 2.9 miles away in Minneapolis.

They offer a program for clients with a mental health diagnosis as well, which not every center around Minneapolis does.

It is a set of questions about what is being used, your health, and what you are covered for. Medical history matters here: seizures, pregnancy, heart problems and current prescriptions all change the plan. Write down what you are using and how much before you dial, because it is harder to recall out loud.

There is no fixed length. What is on offer tends to be a 30, 60 or 90 day program. Some people cycle through more than one level of care, and that is the intended design rather than a failure. Ask what happens on the last day, and what gets arranged before it.

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 the aftercare looks like, because its absence is a common gap.