Is Outpatient Treatment Right For You?
Getting the right treatment program and resources is a big factor in successful, long-term sobriety. Many people fail to get the maximum benefit from a course of treatment because it does not fit their life situation and needs. Outpatient treatment has many advantages, but it is not the best choice for everyone.
Inpatient Advantages
Inpatient treatment provides a support system that involves the place of treatment, counselors, medical staff resources, and very likely other recovering addicts. Support is a tremendous asset when in the early days of recovery and when faced with difficult days of cravings and learning to make new choices. The facility itself is a barrier to outsiders, and it helps control the choices available while undergoing treatment. Intensive inpatient treatment is difficult to match on an outpatient basis.
Outpatient Treatment
When choosing or accepting outpatient treatment, a recovering addict gains a great deal of personal freedom. One can continue to work, attend school, and be with family and friends. With this freedom comes additional risks and needs to learn to make new decisions when confronted with situations that caused problems in the past.
Which is Right for You
An in-depth assessment before assigning a treatment plan is a great way to find the right program. Given the costs of treatment and personal or family resources, health insurance, private and public scholarship programs may also be considerations. The best treatment program is one based on the unique situation of the addict and the addiction. This includes dual diagnosis where more than one condition may be involved that requires treatment. For those with outside responsibilities like family and children, outpatient treatment may be best for those purposes but not necessarily the best path to long-term sobriety. Choosing a program is a great opportunity to take advantage of expert help and assistance.
Help when you Need It
When you or a loved one make a commitment to getting clean and staying sober, we can help. The commitment to treatment is an opportunity to turn a life around. The dangers of drug and alcohol abuse are constant and serious. Injuries and tragic deaths occur when people abuse drugs and alcohol. We can help families find the best program resources for their loved ones. We have experience with many types of drug and substance abuse.
Helping Families Find Answers
We have a wide range of resources for detox and treatment, and we understand the stress shared by all of those close to an addicted individual. The daily pressures of risks and police entanglements put a heavy burden on everyone involved. Call us; we can help in this time of critical choices.
