Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Rehab Centers

Outpatient rehab centers are ideal for those with moderate cases of drug and alcohol addiction, who do not have a long history of trying to stay sober. Outpatient rehab centers are also a viable alternative for those with functional jobs, the primary caretakers of small children and those who have an extensive social support network. In addition, outpatient rehab centers may also serve the needs of those who have been through residential or inpatient treatment and are now looking for an outpatient aftercare solution.

Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Rehab Center

Less structured than either inpatient or residential facilities, outpatient rehab centers offer more continuity with daily living for the clients who are not in acute withdrawal and who do not need rigid structure in order to maintain sobriety. Many clients in outpatient rehab centers are referred by the courts, employers, unions, families or come because of a life event. The goal of outpatient rehab centers, like other treatment facilities, is the long-term abstinence from drugs and alcohol, coupled with psychological, social and behavioral growth.

Many outpatient rehab centers offer a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, though some focus primarily upon one model or another. Some models for treatment include the medical, therapeutic community, social education, cognitive-behavioral, holistic, religious, 12-step and family-based models. Depending upon which model or models the outpatient rehab center subscribes to will most often determine the kinds of services offered at that facility.

Many of the outpatient rehab centers will offer some of the following services:

• Individual therapy
• Group therapy
• 12-step work
• Alcohol and drug education
• Spirituality group
• Men's group
• Women's group
• Relapse prevention
• Short and long-term aftercare
• Life skills
• Re-socialization skills
• Pharmacological treatment
• Mental health treatment
• Drug screening
• Legal system advocacy
• Affiliations with sober living houses

Many outpatient rehab centers will treat the clients medical needs along with their psychological, social, behavioral, emotional and spiritual needs as well, so that their clients may become fully functioning, crime-free, sober individuals and contributing members of society. Though chemical dependency may be a biologically-based disease, outpatient rehab centers understand that sobriety involves much more than just treating the biological components. Full long-term recovery involves helping individuals grow and mature on many different levels and develop caring support systems in order to maintain sobriety.