Non-Residential Drug Rehab Program for Addicts

Outpatient Care

The Outpatient Drug Rehab program (also called non-residential treatment) is of low-intensity as compared to inpatient programs. But some of them are comparable to inpatient providing good results and has shown effectiveness in treatment of drug or alcohol addicts. Unlike inpatient programs, in this program the person does not stay at drug rehab center for treatment. The outpatient program is basically developed to provide a long-term abstinence to drug or alcohol addict. This program helps people to deal with real world while undergoing treatment. It uses a wide range of techniques. These techniques use varieties of methods such as problem-solving GD, special therapies (cognitive-behavioral therapy and insight-oriented psychotherapy), 12-step programs, etc. Outpatient treatment programs can be classified on the basis of variety of types and intensity of offered services:
- Low-intensity
- High-intensity

The partial hospitalization is preferred by some patients. This treatment process allows them to remain home at night and but they have to attend treatment more times than a person undergoing Standard treatment. He has to attend 3-7 days per week for 3-12 hrs per day.

The low-intensity outpatient programs offer more than education and counseling. Some other outpatient programs (such as intensive day treatment) offer services as good as given by inpatient programs.

Outpatient programs allow the patient to stay at home during treatment process. This is very beneficial for him as he can continue with his work and to live together with his family despite undergoing treatment. About 85% of people opts this program for addiction treatment.

The outpatient programs are advantageous for those who needs to work every day while undergoing treatment, can’t afford costly inpatient treatment, needs family support for proper care and those who wants to stay at home only. Partial hospitalization is more costly than outpatient programs but is less expensive than inpatient programs. It has many of the same advantages of outpatient programs.

Usually when a patient completes inpatient treatment program then he is subjected to undergo outpatient treatment. This is done for preventing relapse in them and to achieve 100% success in helping patient to overcome addiction fully.