Liberty Bay Recovery Center

They offer inpatient hospital, outpatient, inpatient residential, telemedicine and detox. The practical difference is whether you sleep at home or at the center, and are 8 other centers inside 14 miles if neither suits.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Coming off alcohol without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 1 places near Portland that do it.

8 other centers are within about 14 miles, the nearest of them under a mile away in Portland.

They take older adults as well as young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64. Ask who reviews existing prescriptions, because that is the part that matters most for an older adult in Portland.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Portland.

A well designed program treats its own ending as a handover rather than a finish. An alumni group, a weekly session and a prescriber are the three pieces most plans are built from. Book the first follow up appointment before leaving rather than after.

The treatment is the same. What changes is that attendance is reported to whoever ordered it. An approved list is kept by the court or the supervising officer, and programs move on and off it. Ask who signs the completion document and how long it takes to issue.

You are rarely obliged to give a diagnosis to an employer, only a medical reason for leave. A documented medical leave is a stronger position than an unexplained absence, which is the comparison that matters. Read what your own policy says before you tell anybody anything.