Sound - Auburn West

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

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 Auburn has 8 other centers.

Auburn has 36 NA meetings too, and most people end up using both.

They offer a program for people dealing with past trauma, which not every center around Auburn does.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Auburn.

Existing prescriptions are normally continued, and they are reviewed by whoever is prescribing at the program. A prescribed sedative is the usual complication and needs a plan built around it. Ask who to speak to if something needs changing mid program.

Plans sold on the marketplace have to include addiction treatment, so the open question is which level of care yours will approve. Prior authorization is normal for a residential stay and unusual for a single outpatient visit. Ask what the rate becomes if the plan stops approving days before the program ends.

Many people are treated without leaving work at all, because outpatient programs are available evenings and early mornings. Intensive outpatient programs are commonly scheduled before work or in the evening precisely so people can stay employed. Ask the program for a date it will confirm in writing, because a leave request needs a date rather than an intention.