If you or someone you care for is dependent
on alcohol or drugs and needs drug rehab, it is important to know that no
single treatment approach is appropriate for all individuals. Finding the right
treatment program involves careful consideration of such things as the setting,
length of care, philosophical approach and your or your loved one's needs.
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Does the drug rehab
program accept your insurance? If not, will they work with you on a payment
plan or find other means of support for you? |
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Is the drug rehab program
run by state-accredited, licensed and/or trained professionals? |
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Is the facility clean, organized and
well-run? |
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Does the drug rehab program encompass
the full range of needs of the individual (medical: including infectious
diseases; psychological: including co-occurring mental illness; social;
vocational; legal; etc.)? |
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Does the drug rehab program also
address sexual orientation and physical disabilities as well as provide age,
gender and culturally appropriate treatment services? |
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Is long-term aftercare support and/or
guidance encouraged, provided and maintained? |
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Is there ongoing assessment of an
individual's treatment plan to ensure it meets changing needs? |
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Does the drug rehab program employ
strategies to engage and keep individuals in longer-term treatment, increasing
the likelihood of success? |
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Does the drug rehab
program offer counseling (individual or group) and other behavioral therapies
to enhance the individual's ability to function in the family/community? |
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Does the drug rehab
program offer medication as part of the treatment regimen, if appropriate? |
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Is there ongoing
monitoring of possible relapse to help guide patients back to abstinence? |
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Are services or referrals
offered to family members to ensure they understand addiction and the recovery
process to help them support the recovering individual? |