Living Trees Center Inc

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

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Chicago, 1.5 miles away.

Yes. Court ordered treatment is one of the things they take, and one of 3 things they offer a named program for.

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 Chicago.

Yes. They treat people in Spanish. Confirm it for the first appointment specifically, because in Chicago that can depend on who is rostered that day.

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

It normally means continuing outpatient sessions, a prescriber if medication is involved, and free meetings. An alumni group, a weekly session and a prescriber are the three pieces most plans are built from. Ask what the alumni side of it involves, because it is often the most useful free thing on offer.

It means a doctor is involved and a prescription is part of what holds the first months together. Methadone is dispensed under rules of its own, often daily at first, which is a practical difference rather than a medical one. Ask whether counseling is included or billed separately, because the combination is the point.