Fairwinds Treatment Center - Residential

They are set up for 2 levels: inpatient residential and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Clearwater, 3 offer a bed.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Coming off opioids without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 1 places near Clearwater that do it.

Alongside this, Clearwater has 23 NA meetings and 89 free AA meetings.

They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Ask whether the groups are split by age, because in Clearwater that can mean one mixed room rather than several.

There are 8 more within a short drive of Clearwater, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

One of them takes the decision to use out of your hands for a while. The other leaves it with you. Withdrawal from alcohol or from benzodiazepines can be medically dangerous, which pushes the choice toward supervised care. Ask whether they offer the middle levels, because many only offer the two ends.

A short list: id, insurance, medications, clothes, and the phone numbers you would not want to lose. A written packing list exists at almost every residential program, and asking for it saves an argument at intake. Write the medication list before you pack anything, with the doses and who prescribed them.

There is a difference between asking for leave in advance and explaining an absence afterward, and the first position is much stronger. A medical leave of absence from a college is normally reversible, and usually a better record than a failed semester. Read your own leave policy before telling anybody anything.