Trailhead Treatment Center

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. The nearest alternative is in Lawrence, 5.5 miles away, if you want something to compare it against.

They do not detox. Withdrawal from alcohol or benzodiazepines in particular is a medical event, and the closest place set up for it is in Salem, under a mile away.

Salem has 16 free AA meetings as well, which is not treatment but costs nothing and needs no referral.

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 Salem offers both.

They take older adults as well as young adults from 18 to 25 and adults from 26 to 64. Ask who reviews existing prescriptions, because that is the part that matters most for an older adult in Salem.

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

There is no single figure, and anyone who quotes one before asking you anything is guessing. Many centers will spread a balance over months, and those terms are negotiable more often than people assume. Ask whether detox is included in the figure, because very often it is billed on its own.

Less than you think, and the medication list matters more than the clothes. Medications normally have to arrive in the original labeled container, so a pill organizer can be refused at the door. Sort out who has your keys, your mail and your animals before the day itself.