About us
It started with one evening group.
In 2014, a nurse and a counselor in Missoula kept hearing the same thing: people wanted help, but they could not leave work at 2 p.m. to get it. So they started a group at 6.
Our outpatient house on Kestrel Avenue
Why "Alpenglow"
The light you only see at the edges of the day.
Alpenglow is the rosy light that touches the mountains just before sunrise and just after sunset. You only see it if you are up very early or still out late. Those are the hours our phones ring most, and we named the center after them.
How we got here
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2014
An evening group in a borrowed living room
A nurse and a counselor start one evening IOP group for people who could not leave work at 2 p.m.
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2016
The house on Kestrel Avenue
We move into an old house with a big covered porch. It is still our outpatient home.
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2017
A medication clinic
Buprenorphine and naltrexone added, with Saturday hours for people who work weekdays.
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2019
Six detox beds
A small medical detox unit, so nobody has to drive three hours to withdraw safely.
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2021
The house up the valley
A 12-bed residential farmhouse for the times home is not the right place to start.
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Today
Still outpatient first
Most people we see do their recovery while living at home. That has not changed.
What we believe
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Person first, always
We say "a person with a substance use disorder", not a label. Words shape how people are treated, including how they treat themselves.
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Medicine is medicine
Medication for opioid and alcohol use is offered to everyone it may help, explained plainly, and never held back as a reward.
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Private by default
Treatment records are protected by federal law. We build our calls, texts and forms around that, so you decide who knows.
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Honest about limits
We do not promise cures or quote success rates. Recovery looks different for everyone, and we will tell you if another program fits you better.
What we will never do
- Promise a cure, or quote a success rate
- Pay for referrals, or accept payment to send someone elsewhere
- Discharge someone only because they returned to use
- Share your information without your written consent
- Pressure anyone to decide on the first call
Part of the neighborhood
A free naloxone class every month, open to anyone. A Saturday morning alumni walk along the river. A Tuesday family group for any family in town, patient or not.
State-licensed substance use disorder treatment program. License and accreditation numbers appear here on a real site; this demo shows none.
The people you will meet
Meet the whole team-
Dr. Hannah Okafor, MD
Medical director, addiction medicine
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Luis Arredondo, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric nurse practitioner
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Megan Trask, LCPC
Clinical director
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Ruth Calloway, RN
Nursing lead, detox unit
Confidential, always
Ready when you are. Or when they are.
Start a confidential intake in about five minutes, or call and talk it through with a real person. No pressure, no lecture, and nothing is decided until you say so.
Not for emergencies. If someone may be overdosing, call 911. In crisis, call or text 988.