Family and Childrens Aid

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

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

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Danbury.

Danbury has 29 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

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

Compare the specifics, because almost every center describes itself in the same words. Referral services and treatment providers both answer the phone, and knowing which you reached changes the call. Ask for the daily schedule, because it is the most revealing single document.

Treating the substance use and leaving a diagnosis untouched is a common reason a first attempt does not hold. Psychiatric medication and treatment medication can usually be managed together by the same team. Bring any existing diagnosis and the name of whoever is treating it.

Waits tend to be shortest at the levels of care people ask about least. A medical need moves someone up a list, and withdrawal risk is the usual reason. Ask what the fastest route into treatment is this week, and take that answer seriously.