Silver Hill Hospital Inc

They offer inpatient residential, inpatient hospital, outpatient, telemedicine and detox. The practical difference is whether you sleep at home or at the center, and are 8 other centers inside 14 miles if neither suits.

They provide detox for 5 substances: opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine and methamphetamines. Whether a bed is free this week is a question for the call, and New Canaan has 8 other centers.

They prescribe methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. Methadone in particular is dispensed under rules that differ from the others, so confirm it before traveling into New Canaan.

New Canaan has 15 AA groups, which is a different thing from treatment and a useful one next to it.

They treat both. A diagnosis left untreated while the substance use is treated is the usual reason a first attempt does not hold, and Wilton is the nearest place to try instead if this one does not fit.

LGBTQ clients are one of the 9 groups they offer a dedicated program for.

Compare what each one actually provides rather than how each one describes itself. Who delivers the therapy matters: licensed clinicians and counselors in training are not the same thing. Ask what license is held by the person who would actually be treating you.

Privacy rules on this are tighter than most people expect, and they apply from the first phone call. The form sets both who may be told and what they may be told, which are two separate choices. Ask whether messages can be left for you and who is allowed to leave them.