MN Adult and Teen Challenge

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

They provide detox for 5 substances: alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and Duluth has 8 other centers.

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

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Duluth, not all of them do.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 8 centers near Duluth differ on it.

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. Ask what the discharge plan looks like before you choose the program.

A mental health condition alongside substance use does not make somebody a difficult admission. Whether a psychiatrist sits on the team, and how often you would see one, separates programs here. Ask who to speak to if the mental health side gets worse mid program.

Treatment often counts as a medical reason for leave, with the detail of the condition staying between you and a clinician. A phased return on reduced hours is a normal accommodation, and it is easier to agree before the leave than after it. Read your own leave policy before telling anybody anything.