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Types of treatment depend on type an severity of substance use problem. Three ways you can tell if substance use is more serious
- Using often and a lot
- Causing serious consequences
- Others around use or support using
The more use, consequences, and support for use, the more need for intensive treatment
The more severe the addiction, the more intensive the treatment should be. Most treatment centers will do an assessment to determine the level of care that is appropriate
Getting Help
At Home Options
- Seeking help on the Internet
- Telephone counseling (Tobacco mostly)
Substance Abuse Treatment programs
- Outpatient (agencies, local health department)
- Intensive outpatient - 3 to 4 hours several times a week
- Medication assisted treatment (e.g. methadone, suboxone)
- Can be used in conjunction with treatment of any intensity
- Partial hospitalization program
- Hospital based programs – detoxification and short term to 30 day stays in hospital setting Intensive
- Residential Treatment – Live in for several months in a therapeutic community
- Mutual Help (AA, NA, CA, Smart Recovery, Women for Sobriety) – not a formal treatment modality but often used in conjunction with formal treatment