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

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Norwich, 1.5 miles away.

They do not prescribe medication. For opioid use that is worth knowing before you choose, because medication changes what the first weeks look like, and Norwich has 8 other centers.

Norwich has 25 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

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

Waits tend to be shortest at the levels of care people ask about least. Private programs typically have shorter waits and higher prices, and both facts are part of the same picture. Ask who to call if things get worse while you are waiting, and write that number down.

Less than you think, and the medication list matters more than the clothes. A notebook and a couple of books are allowed almost everywhere and are worth more than most of what people pack. Ask what to do about prescriptions and mail arriving at home while you are away.

Often, and treatment frequently qualifies as medical leave rather than something you have to explain in detail. A human resources department normally needs dates and a clinician's note rather than details of the condition. Read your own leave policy before telling anybody anything.