The Well

They offer outpatient and telemedicine. Which one fits is usually decided by how much structure the first few weeks need, and West Point has 1 other center within 14 miles.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of West Point offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

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

They treat both, and the rest of what they are set up for is adult men, adult women, court referrals, past domestic violence, past sexual abuse, past trauma and veterans.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in West Point.

Four questions separate most programs: who prescribes, what the step down is, what it costs, and who it is built for. A center that asks you a lot of questions before recommending anything is behaving correctly. Ask both places for the daily schedule and compare those rather than the brochures.

There is a role, and it is a bigger one than most people expect going in. Family education is often the part that changes how a household behaves, which is what the person comes home to. Ask what exists for the family separately from the person being treated.

Treatment records for substance use are held under a federal rule that is stricter than the one covering ordinary medical records. That rule exists because people avoided treatment when they could not rely on it, which is worth knowing when you weigh it. Ask for a copy of any release you sign, and read what it covers.