Guiding Light
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 255 Division Avenue South, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Levels of care
- Inpatient Residential
- Ages served
- Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Not offered: Buprenorphine
- Not offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Grand Rapids
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Guiding Light
What treatment does Guiding Light offer?
They offer inpatient residential. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Grand Rapids has 8 other centers within 14 miles.
Does Guiding Light offer a detox?
No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Grand Rapids, under a mile away.
What is there in Grand Rapids that costs nothing?
Grand Rapids has 227 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.
Does Guiding Light treat older adults?
Yes, they treat 65 and over, which is less common than it should be and rarer still outside a city the size of Grand Rapids.
Does Guiding Light prescribe medication for opioid use?
They do not prescribe medication. For opioid use that is worth knowing before you choose, because medication changes what the first weeks look like, and Grand Rapids has 8 other centers.
How many options are within driving distance?
8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them a few streets away in Grand Rapids.
What if I cannot pay for treatment?
Ask three centers and you will get three different figures, because they are pricing three different programs. Every state operates a publicly funded system with its own intake line, separate from anything a private center offers. Ask what someone on your plan usually ends up paying, which is a different question from the list price.
Can a program handle a court referral?
Being sent rather than choosing to go changes the paperwork more than it changes the treatment. Completion paperwork is routine, and asking for it at the end is normal rather than awkward. Keep your own dated attendance record alongside whatever the program keeps.