Treatment guides
Seven guides, written for the day you need them
Plain language, no sign-up, no form, nothing collected. Every factual claim on every one of them traces to a named federal source, listed at the foot of the page it appears on.
If something is wrong right now, do not read anything first. Unresponsive, not breathing normally, seizing: call 911. Suicide or mental health crisis: call or text 988. To find treatment near you: the SAMHSA National Helpline is free, confidential and open 24 hours at 1-800-662-4357.
If you are going soon
Admission is decided, or close to it. These two answer what the next few days look like.
- What to bring to detox A checklist you can tick on your phone or print, plus what facilities commonly take off you at the door. 9 min read · 1,817 words
- The first 72 hours in detox What happens hour by hour, what withdrawal looks like by substance, and the questions people are afraid to ask out loud. 9 min read · 1,789 words
If you are deciding
Nothing is booked yet and the words all sound the same. These three separate them.
- Which level of care? A few questions that narrow down what to look for. Nothing is collected, stored or sent — there is no form on the page. 7 min read · 1,457 words
- Detox vs. inpatient vs. outpatient vs. MAT The four terms side by side: what each one actually is, how long it runs, and what it does not do. 8 min read · 1,541 words
- Questions to ask a facility What to ask on the phone about licensing, medication, cost and discharge — and why each answer matters. 7 min read · 1,462 words
If it is an emergency
Read this one before you need it.
If it is someone else
You are not the one using, and you do not know how to start the conversation.
How to use these. Rehab Connect USA is an informational directory. We are not a treatment provider, we do not provide medical or legal advice, and we do not recommend or endorse any facility. Read times are measured from the actual word count of each page at 200 words a minute — 11,600 words across the seven. Confirm anything that matters directly with the provider and with a licensed clinician.
Data, not guidance
Separate from the guides, we publish one dataset built from the federal facility directory: how far every US city area sits from the nearest facility reporting detox, state by state, with the method and its limits published alongside it.
You can also browse treatment facilities by state or find peer support groups.