Sandstone Care

They provide outpatient, telemedicine and detox. The nearest alternative is in Kensington, 2.0 miles away, if you want something to compare it against.

They handle detox for alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines and opioids. Ask how many days theirs lasts, because that varies more between places than people expect and Rockville has 8 other centers to compare.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across Kensington, Bethesda and Silver Spring.

They prescribe 2 medications: buprenorphine and naltrexone. What a provider actually stocks changes, so ask for the one you need by name before driving to Rockville.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Rockville.

Accreditation, staffing, medication policy and aftercare are the four that tell you most. Who delivers the therapy matters: licensed clinicians and counselors in training are not the same thing. Ask who you would actually be treated by, and what their license is.

Ask three centers and you will get three different figures, because they are pricing three different programs. County behavioral health departments fund treatment directly in many places, and that route is invisible from a search. Ask what someone on your plan usually ends up paying, which is a different question from the list price.

Mandated treatment is ordinary treatment with reporting attached, and many centers take court referrals as a matter of course. What gets reported is normally attendance rather than anything said in a session. Call (844) 822-5800 and someone can look for programs that take referrals in MD.