Flint Odyssey House Inc - Detox/Residential/Outpatient Program

They offer inpatient residential, outpatient, telemedicine and detox. The practical difference is whether you sleep at home or at the center, and are 8 other centers inside 14 miles if neither suits.

They provide detox for 3 substances: opioids, alcohol and benzodiazepines. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and Flint has 8 other centers.

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

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Flint differ on it.

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

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 Flint that is the part that varies.

Compare the specifics, because almost every center describes itself in the same words. The daily schedule is the most revealing document a program holds, and most will send it on request. Ask every place the same four questions and compare the answers side by side.

Treatment that involves the household tends to hold up better than treatment that does not. A relative can usually start the enquiry, book the assessment and hear the options before any decision is made. Ask how often the family sessions meet and whether they happen in person.