Inpatient drug treatment programs

GENERAL CATEGORIES OF INPATIENT DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS... 

Even with the intense involvement of the inpatient program and a carefully devised treatment plan, many drop out of outpatient treatment and return to drug use. Nevertheless, we have found various psychotherapeutic strategies and methods worthwhile. 

After detoxification, psychosocial therapy either in intensive inpatient or in outpatient rehabilitation programs serves as the primary treatment for alcohol dependence. Other psychiatric problems, most commonly depressive or anxiety disorders, often coexist with alcoholism and, if untreated, can contribute to the tendency of detoxified alcoholics to relapse. Treatment for these associated disorders with counseling and drugs can help decrease the rate of relapse for alcoholic patients. 

Treatment for amphetamine dependence may be either inpatient or outpatient. Inpatient, or residential, drug programs require a patient to live at the hospital or rehab facility for a period of several weeks to several months. Outpatient programs allow patients to spend part of their day at the treatment facility, and return home at night. 

One of the most common programs is inpatient treatment, during which the drug user actually lives at the treatment facility for a set period of time. There is no standard length of time for inpatient treatment. The patient may stay at the facility anywhere from a few weeks to several months. 

Outpatient treatment is where the addicted person receives professional treatment at a facility or clinic but continues to live at home. As with inpatient programs, there is no set period recommended for outpatient treatment. However, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, if the patient doesn t participate in a... 

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