Mercy Substance Use Recovery

They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Union is set up for.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Union offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Union.

They offer treatment in Sign language. Whether that means a counselor who speaks it or an interpreter is worth asking, and Union has 3 other centers to ask.

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 Union.

They are outpatient, and nobody inside 14 miles of Union offers a bed, which is worth knowing if being away from home is the point of it.

A program will want the full list on day one, including anything over the counter. A prescribed sedative is the usual complication and needs a plan built around it. Ask whether there is a prescriber on site and how soon you would see them.

It is normal, it has a name, and there are programs built specifically for it. A diagnosis made during active use often changes once withdrawal is behind somebody. Ask what happens to your current psychiatric medication during the program.