Powell Chemical Dependency Program - Iowa Lutheran Hospital

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

They detox from opioids. Coming off opioids without medical supervision can be dangerous, which is why it matters that this is one of 1 places near Des Moines that do it.

They treat adults from 26 to 64 and young adults from 18 to 25. Anyone outside that range is worth a call rather than an assumption, and Des Moines has 8 other centers to try.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Des Moines.

Des Moines has 24 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

They prescribe 1 medication: buprenorphine. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Des Moines.

A program will want the full list on day one, including anything over the counter. Any medication you were prescribed by someone else is still their decision until a prescriber at the program takes it over. Call (844) 822-5800 if a specific prescription is the thing making this complicated.

It depends on the level of care and on the week, which is why only a call can answer it. The longest lists tend to sit at the programs that cost the least, which is the genuinely hard part of this. Ask whether the wait differs for someone paying privately, because the answer is often yes.