Rogers Behavioral Health - West Allis

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

They provide detox for 4 substances: opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines and methamphetamines. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and Milwaukee has 8 other centers.

Clients with a mental health diagnosis as well are one of the 2 groups they offer a dedicated program for.

They treat people in Sign language as well as English, which is worth confirming before a first visit because Milwaukee has 8 other centers and not all of them do.

They treat mental health alongside the substance use, so both sides are handled in one place. Ask whether the psychiatric side is on site, because in Milwaukee that is the part that varies.

A well designed program treats its own ending as a handover rather than a finish. Having something scheduled for the first week back is better than having good intentions for it. Ask to see what a discharge plan looks like before you choose the program.

Most medication carries on. Anything that interacts with treatment gets looked at by a prescriber first. Medication bought over the counter counts on the list, and leaving it off causes problems later. Ask whether the program has its own prescriber or works with yours.

One of them takes the decision to use out of your hands for a while. The other leaves it with you. An assessment by a clinician is how this is normally decided, and it takes about an hour. Ask what the step down from residential care looks like at that center.