Drug and alcohol treatment can vary based on what type of level of care is needed. This will give a general breakdown of the various types. Some of the ones we will discuss are: Medical Detox, Residential Treatment, Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient services.
Medical Detox
This type of treatment is considered the highest level of care. It provides medical monitoring by a physician for the client 24 hours per day.
Length of stay is dependent on many different variables such as substances used, tolerance level, addiction severity and health issues. An average stay is up to a week.
Residential Treatment
Once medically cleared from the detox, many times clients continue their recovery in a residential treatment program. As the name implies, the client will live at the program. These programs vary in length as well.
Many are 28-30 days but others can last up to 6-18 months. These programs provide individual and family counseling, 12 step meetings and group therapy.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
These programs are outpatient in which the client resides at home and attends the program typically between 3-5 days per week during the day. The programs generally include individual and group therapy.
Outpatient Therapy
Once a client has completed residential treatment or IOP part of their discharge plan is continued counseling in an outpatient setting. This therapy will occur in a counselor’s office.
These sessions are held individually with a counselor to help the client learn and implement coping skills in their life to maintain sobriety.
Still Not Sure What Level of Treatment You Need?
If you are still unsure what level of drug & alcohol treatment is most appropriate for you, talk to an expert. Schedule your Free Consultation so we can discuss this and see what is the best avenue for you.
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