Northern Parkway Treatment Servs Inc

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

No detox here. A center can still take someone after a detox elsewhere, which is the common order of events, and the nearest one is about a mile away in Baltimore.

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

Their programs are for adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. The group you sit in is usually built around the age band, which in Baltimore can mean one group rather than several.

There are 8 more within a short drive of Baltimore, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

Anything a program will put in writing is easier to compare than anything it only says on a call. The daily schedule is the most revealing document a program holds, and most will send it on request. Ask every place the same four questions and compare the answers side by side.

The medication review is part of intake, and it is one of the reasons intake asks so many health questions. Stopping a psychiatric medication abruptly can cause real harm, which is why this is never a decision to make alone. Ask who writes your prescriptions after discharge, because a gap at that point is a common problem.

Involvement is common, and so are limits on it, set by the person being treated. Family sessions are normally held in evenings or at weekends, because the people expected at them are working. Write down your questions before the call, because they are easy to lose in it.