People Encouraging People Inc - Co Occuring Disorders Program

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and telemedicine. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Baltimore, 1 offers a bed.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Baltimore, under a mile away.

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

They take mandated treatment. What paperwork the court wants back is between you and whoever ordered it, and Baltimore has 8 other centers if the dates do not work.

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.

Baltimore has 46 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

The medication review is part of intake, and it is one of the reasons intake asks so many health questions. 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.

Days for a detox, weeks for a residential stay, months for outpatient care. A program length is a starting point that gets reviewed, often weekly, by the clinical team and by whoever is paying. Ask how many hours a week an outpatient program actually takes, because it varies widely.