Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation - Center City

They offer inpatient residential, inpatient hospital, outpatient, telemedicine and detox. The practical difference is whether you sleep at home or at the center, and are 3 other centers inside 14 miles if neither suits.

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 Center City that do it.

They treat both. Confirm it for the specific diagnosis rather than in general, because transitional services and recovery support services covers a lot of ground and Center City may have a narrower service than a bigger city would.

They offer treatment in Sign language. Whether that means a counselor who speaks it or an interpreter is worth asking, and Center City has 3 other centers to ask.

They offer a program for LGBTQ clients, which not every center around Center City does.

A program that ends with nothing scheduled has handed you the hardest month with no structure in it. Having something scheduled for the first week back is better than having good intentions for it. Ask whether the center keeps treating you afterwards or hands you on.

Ask three centers and you will get three different figures, because they are pricing three different programs. A center that takes your plan will usually quote your share rather than the full price, which makes two quotes hard to compare. Ask what someone on your plan usually ends up paying, which is a different question from the list price.

A program needs your signature before it discusses you with anyone at all. That rule exists because people avoided treatment when they could not rely on it, which is worth knowing when you weigh it. If you want someone kept informed, sign the release early rather than during a crisis.