SDM 1 HealthCare - Stop Primary and Urgent Care

They are set up for 2 levels: outpatient and detox. Of the 8 centers within 14 miles of Washington, 2 offer a bed.

They detox from opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines, so the first stage and the treatment after it can happen in one place rather than across two trips to Washington.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across Silver Spring, Takoma Park and Hyattsville.

Nobody stays overnight. Outpatient means you keep sleeping at home and come in for sessions, and the closest residential option is 2.7 miles away in Washington.

They offer a program for veterans, which not every center around Washington does.

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

Bring the list and bring the containers, and expect a prescriber to go through both. Stopping a psychiatric medication abruptly can cause real harm, which is why this is never a decision to make alone. Ask whether the program has its own prescriber or works with yours.

Often, and treatment frequently qualifies as medical leave rather than something you have to explain in detail. Colleges handle this through a medical leave process, which normally leaves a better record than an incomplete semester. Ask the program to write the letter in terms of a medical leave rather than a diagnosis.