Sunrise Centre

They offer outpatient, inpatient residential, telemedicine and detox. The practical difference is whether you sleep at home or at the center, and are 3 other centers inside 14 miles if neither suits.

They handle detox for alcohol, methamphetamines and opioids. Ask how many days theirs lasts, because that varies more between places than people expect and Alpena has 3 other centers to compare.

They treat both. Confirm it for the specific diagnosis rather than in general, because mental health treatment and recovery support services covers a lot of ground and Alpena may have a narrower service than a bigger city would.

Some of what they do can happen remotely. Ask which parts, because it is rarely all of them and the 3 centers near Alpena differ on it.

Alpena has 1 NA meeting too, and most people end up using both.

They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone. Medication and counseling together is the standard of care for opioid use rather than an either or, and not every place near Alpena offers both.

There is no standard course. Programs are built in fixed lengths and people move between them. The stretch after the main program usually runs far longer than the program did, and it is the part people underestimate. Ask what the schedule is day by day, because that is what you will be living.

Identification, insurance card, medications in their original labeled containers, and a week of ordinary clothes. Phones are allowed at some centers, restricted at others, and the rule is often different in the first week. Ask what to do about prescriptions and mail arriving at home while you are away.