Instar Community Servs

They provide outpatient and inpatient residential, which is the whole of what this address in Helena is set up for.

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Helena, 1.9 miles away.

The nearest other center is under a mile away, in Helena, and there are 4 inside 14 miles.

Yes, they offer a veterans program, one of 8 named programs at this address.

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 Helena has 4 other centers.

It normally means continuing outpatient sessions, a prescriber if medication is involved, and free meetings. Free meetings, a prescriber and a weekly session are the usual three pieces of a plan that holds. Book the first appointment after discharge while you are still in the program, not afterward.

Medicaid and most commercial plans include treatment, with different rules about what they approve. A benefits check is a specific thing a billing office does, and it is more reliable than a figure quoted on the phone. Get any authorization in writing, with the number of days it covers.

Treatment often qualifies for job protected medical leave, though the rules depend on the employer's size and your length of service. Colleges handle this through a medical leave process, which normally leaves a better record than an incomplete semester. Read your own leave policy before telling anybody anything.