Flagstaff Medical Center - Behavioral Health Services

They offer inpatient hospital, outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Flagstaff has 5 other centers within 14 miles.

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 2 places near Flagstaff that do it.

The nearest other center is about a mile away, in Flagstaff, and there are 5 inside 14 miles.

They treat young people from 12 up, so a parent calling from Flagstaff about a teenager is in the right place.

They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Flagstaff are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

They prescribe naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 5 centers near Flagstaff, not all of them do.

Someone asks what is going on, what has been tried before, and what insurance you have. The person answering is usually trained to screen rather than to treat, so a full history is not needed yet. If the call goes badly, call somewhere else. They are not all the same.

Inpatient is the higher level of care, and higher is not automatically better for everyone. Where someone is using in the house, or on the route home, outpatient care is working against the current. Ask what happens if the level you start at turns out to be the wrong one.