Evidence-Based Programs
Address motivation for change, provide incentives, build skills, improve problem-solving, and replace drug using activities with constructive activities.
What are Behavioral Therapies?
What injection drug is used to treat alcohol and Opioid addiction?
What is Vivitrol?
The best treatment programs do these two things:
What are: measures progress and suggest plans for maintaining recovery?
This is the first step in addressing a client's treatment needs.
What is: assessment?
These three programs are the most common for 12-steps:
Uses strategies to encourage rapid and self-driven behavior to change to stop drug use and help a patient enter treatment.
What is Motivational Interviewing?
Is medication-assisted treatment by itself able to change long-term use?
What is, no, it's just a first step.
Ongoing client support services may include:
What are one of the following: Childcare services, vocational services, mental health treatment, medical services, educational services, legal services, financial services, housing/transportation, HIV/AIDs services
This component reduces risk for relapse during treatment.
What is: Substance Use Monitoring?
This secular group is a good option for people who want an alternative to the 12-steps.
What is: LifeRing?
This helps clients face drug use/abuse realistically alongside peers.
What is group therapy?
Methadone is used for...
What is: to treat people addicted to Opiods.
How long do most addicted people need in treatment to really reduce or stop their drug use?
What is: 3 months
NIDA stands for...
What is the National Institute on Drug Abuse?
This is a Eastern/Buddhist recovery program option.
What is: Refuge Recovery.