Howard Center - Chittenden Clinic

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. The nearest alternative is in Burlington, about a mile away, if you want something to compare it against.

They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and Burlington is the nearest place that does it, 2.0 miles away.

Yes. Court ordered treatment is one of the things they take, and one of 13 things they offer a named program for.

They prescribe 3 medications: methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to South Burlington.

They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which is worth confirming before a first visit because South Burlington has 8 other centers and not all of them do.

There is usually a plan for afterwards, covering appointments, medication and somewhere to go each week. Nothing booked for the first week back is the most common gap in a discharge plan. Get the follow up appointment into the diary before the program ends.

Most programs include family sessions, and many treat the family as part of the work rather than as visitors. Where children are involved, some programs can keep a parent and child together and most cannot. Ask what exists for the family separately from the person being treated.

Documents, prescriptions, clothing, and the phone numbers you would struggle to replace. Medications normally have to arrive in the original labeled container, so a pill organizer can be refused at the door. Ask whether there is a laundry, because the answer halves what you need to bring.