Looking for a Lock in Facility to Help With a Drug Addiction?
Question by shirleeathome: Looking for a lock in facility to help with a drug addiction?
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Answer by Marcia K
You don’t say what part of the country you are in. Depending upon the level of addiction, the treatment center will recommend a length of time for treatment. Go with whatever they recommend. They know what they are doing. Good luck.
You can search the web for substance abuse treatment centers and you will find:
SAMHSA’s Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator. www.samhsa.gov/treatment/treatment_public_i.aspx
http://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
Answer by erin.savage
Whomever is looking for this facility should first contact their primary care physician who can set the whole thing up.
If no primary care physician then you can go to an emergency room. A lot of hospitals deal with detox and rehab situations on their lock down psyche ward.
http://www.whatwinnersdo.com is my personal addiction recovery site where I go into more detail about my experience with going to a lock down psyche ward and how I ended up there.
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