What are the Different Types of Drug Treatment Program?
In terms of comprehensive programs, there are two basic forms of drug treatment: outpatient and residential. Within these two program types, there are an almost endless number of treatment styles and modalities, but most come within the scope of these two styles. • Outpatient drug treatment. Many individuals can neither afford, nor find the time to drop everything and enter into a residential treatment program. For them, outpatient care offers the best alternative. Outpatient drug treatment features all the key elements of rehab (including detox, counseling and aftercare) and takes place during the day so that the individual is free to return home in the evening. • Residential drug treatment. The most powerful form of drug treatment available, residential rehab represents 24 hour a day care at a facility away from the individual’s home environment. By temporarily relocating to the facility, the individual is given a way to shut out all the distractions in their life and focus solely on