FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What can I expect in the first 4-8 hours?

  • Admission paperwork upon arrival
  • Nursing assessment
  • Review of policies/procedures, belongings search, urinary drug screen, and Buddy Assignment
  • Room assignment
  • History and Physical by medical staff (if you are admitted before 5 pm)
  • Counselor assignment (if you are admitted before 4 pm)

What kind of counseling will I receive?

  • Group therapy is the primary form of treatment
  • Individual counseling is based on your assessment, your needs, and/or your request.
  • Counseling will focus primarily on your addictive disorder.  Attention to issues other than chemical dependency will be addressed as determined by the clinical team.

What kind of medical services will I receive?

  • You will be evaluated daily by nursing and medical staff while in detox level of care.
  • Medical staff will see all other patients (after admission History and Physical) once a week and more often if medically required.

How long will I be in treatment?

  • Your length of stay will be based on your needs and will be determined by the medical and clinical team.
  • Lengths of stay generally do not exceed 28 days and may be determined by your insurance company.

Is Wilmington Treatment Center the place for me or my family member? Wilmington Treatment Center offers full care to adults who abuse alcohol and/or drugs or who have the disease of chemical dependency. It is a supportive, warm environment that will help you begin your journey to recovery. Wilmington Treatment Center also provides an intensive family program to help the friends and family of the addicted individual.

If I have a friend or family member who is unwilling to seek help, what can I do? This is a difficult and heart breaking situation. You may have heard that people must want to have help. We don't believe this. We believe that it is our responsibility to help those who may not be able to help themselves. It is possible - and often successful - to do a formal intervention on those needing help. Please contact us, and we will guide you in this process.

Is my information confidential? All inquiries and admissions to our treatment program are kept completely confidential. Federal laws and regulations are strictly followed to protect anonymity.


Things To Bring :
(please limit to 1 luggage, and 1 personal bag)

  • 7 days change of clothes, including PJ’s. Clothes should be casual, nothing revealing (no spaghetti straps, short shorts or skirts, or tank tops for men).

  • Bathroom and hygiene products. No alcohol mouthwash, aerosol cans, nail polish or nail polish remover.

  • All non-narcotic prescriptions in their pharmacy bottles. Ask admissions counselor about medications that you need to have enough of for entire stay. Some of these are birth control, asthma medication, and medication for diabetes.

  • Phone card.

  • Cigarettes and Lighters.

  • At least $40 cash- this is to purchase items that you may run out of, like shampoo, cigarettes, calling cards, and also for the vending machines and on some occasions ordering food out.

  • Individually wrapped packaged hard candy. This is the only thing allowed in the way of outside food or beverage.

We do not allow stuffed animals, playing cards, computers, ipods, mp3 players or hand held games.