NorthStar Regional - Co Occuring Disorders Program

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. The nearest alternative is in Chaska, 2.3 miles away, if you want something to compare it against.

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Chaska, 5.3 miles away.

They prescribe naltrexone. Medication and counseling together is the standard of care for opioid use rather than an either or, and not every place near Chanhassen offers both.

They treat adolescents. A program built for a 17 year old is not the same program as the adult one, so ask which of the two they offer in Chanhassen.

They are outpatient. If someone needs to be away from where they are using, Chaska has the nearest beds, 5.3 miles away.

There is usually a plan for afterwards, covering appointments, medication and somewhere to go each week. Free meetings, a prescriber and a weekly session are the usual three pieces of a plan that holds. Ask who to ring at two in the morning, and get the number written down.

It means a mental health condition alongside substance use, which describes most people in treatment. A program that tells you to come back once the mental health side is handled has effectively declined to treat you. Ask whether the therapy is delivered by somebody licensed to treat the mental health side.

The usual shapes are a few days of detox, a month or so of residential care, then outpatient care for longer. Stepping down through levels of care takes longer in total and tends to hold better than one intensive block alone. Ask how many hours a week an outpatient program actually takes, because it varies widely.