Island Integrated Health

They offer outpatient, telemedicine and detox. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and Honolulu has 8 other centers within 14 miles.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to Honolulu.

They do video appointments, which matters if Honolulu is a drive for you.

They do not prescribe. If buprenorphine or methadone is part of what you need, say so on the call and ask who they refer to in Honolulu.

Alongside this, Honolulu has 23 NA meetings and 161 free AA meetings.

They work in 1 language beyond English: Sign language. Ask whether the group sessions in Honolulu are in it too, or only the one to one ones.

In network and out of network are the two phrases that decide most of this. A benefits check is a specific thing a billing office does, and it is more reliable than a figure quoted on the phone. Ask what the rate becomes if the plan stops approving days before the program ends.

A wait quoted on the phone is an estimate of a queue that moves, rather than a date you can plan around. The longest lists tend to sit at the programs that cost the least, which is the genuinely hard part of this. Ask what is available this week, not just what the program is.