Recovery Connection - Dartmouth

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and New Bedford is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in North Dartmouth, 2.0 miles away.

They offer a telemedicine option. What that covers varies, and a first appointment in North Dartmouth often still has to be in person.

They treat pregnant and postpartum clients. Ask whether prenatal care is on site or coordinated with somewhere else in North Dartmouth.

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 North Dartmouth offers both.

They are outpatient. If someone needs to be away from where they are using, North Dartmouth has the nearest beds, 2.0 miles away.

The number quoted is almost always the first block, and the whole arc of treatment runs longer than that block. Some people cycle through more than one level of care, and that is the intended design rather than a failure. Ask what the program does when somebody needs more time than the block allows.

Much of what people pack gets held at the door. The paperwork and the medication are what you genuinely need. Phones are allowed at some centers, restricted at others, and the rule is often different in the first week. Ask whether there is a laundry, because the answer halves what you need to bring.