| Outpatient services for alcohol rehabilitation are | | | | Administration's Center for Substance Abuse |
| designed to treat people who do not have a severe | | | | Treatment (CSAT) has a toll-free, 24-hour treatment |
| addiction to alcohol. They are also encouraged for | | | | referral service to help you. You can call |
| alcoholics who have gone through an initial stage of | | | | 1-800-487-4889 for more information. |
| inpatient treatment. Although this treatment is quite | | | | Other agencies include The American Council on |
| popular and there are many outpatient facilities | | | | Alcoholism. They have access to an online database |
| throughout the country, there is little research on its | | | | to help search for outpatient rehab centers all over the |
| effectiveness. | | | | US. They can be reached at 800-527-5344. There is |
| Outpatient treatments do not require overnight stays | | | | also The National Drug and Alcohol Treatment |
| and usually include alcohol education, individual and | | | | Referral Routing Service that offers lots of resource |
| group counselling, support for family members of the | | | | information. You can reach them at 800-662-HELP. |
| alcoholic and case management. The outpatient | | | | Aside from traditional Alcoholics Anonymous programs |
| treatments programs can be intense, requiring an | | | | that are available in all communities, alternative |
| alcoholic to attend four to five hours a day - every | | | | programs include The Secular Organizations for |
| day of the week. They can also be held in the evening | | | | Sobriety (SOS). This group encourages |
| to allow a person to continue working. In some cases, | | | | self-empowerment approaches to recovery from |
| outpatient treatment consists of weekly therapy | | | | alcohol but attracts those who are uncomfortable with |
| sessions. | | | | the spiritual content of AA. SMART Recovery is a |
| Basically, there are three behavioral treatments used | | | | self-management and recovery training program that |
| to treat alcoholism. They are motivation enhancement | | | | is based on the principles of cognitive-behavioral |
| therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and 12-step | | | | therapy (CBT). Its four point program enhances |
| facilitation. | | | | motivations to Abstain, discusses ways to cope with |
| There are places that you can go to find outpatient | | | | urges, offers problem solving solutions, and helps an |
| alcohol treatment programs in your area. The | | | | alcohol deal with lifestyle balances. |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services | | | | |