Saint Vincents Medical Center

They provide inpatient hospital and detox. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Norwalk is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

They detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines and opioids. Which substances a place handles matters more than the word detox, and 2 of the 8 centers near Westport offer one at all.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which means the medication side is handled here rather than referred out to somewhere else in Westport.

One of their programs is built for adult women, which usually means a separate group rather than the same room with a different label, and it is one of the 3 named here.

There are 8 more within a short drive of Westport, so this does not have to be the only call you make.

Yes. They treat ages 12 to 17, which only a minority of centers do. Westport has 8 other centers, and an age range is the first thing to confirm on the call.

It is normal, it has a name, and there are programs built specifically for it. Not every center has a prescriber for psychiatric medication, and that is a concrete difference to ask about. Call (844) 822-5800 and someone can look specifically for programs that handle both.

There is usually a way to do this that does not cost you the job, and it is worth asking before assuming. A medical leave of absence from a college is normally reversible, and usually a better record than a failed semester. Ask whether the program can start on a date that fits a leave request.