| About 14 million Americans abuse alcohol on a regular | | | | treatments to suit patients with varied needs. |
| basis. It is commonly believed that these people have | | | | Some of these treatment centers even provide |
| an illness, referred to as alcohol dependence. Alcohol | | | | patients with sober living homes, so they can |
| dependence is curable. If one has the will, the cure | | | | overcome their addiction in a structured, supportive |
| often lies with alcohol treatment centers scattered all | | | | environment. These programmes entail, therapy, |
| over the nation. | | | | medication, counseling, along with through- the-day- |
| Often, an individual may not be able to overcome | | | | supervision. |
| alcohol abuse by himself and may suffer withdrawal | | | | Some such residential treatment programmes are |
| symptoms as he attempts to do so by simply cutting | | | | offered by, Alice's Wonderland Residential treatment |
| back on his intake. | | | | Center for women (in Arizona), New Found Life |
| Alcohol treatment centers use a plethora of | | | | Residential treatment Center (in Long Beak, CA), |
| approaches to help suffers recognize and eventually | | | | Spencer Recovery Center (CA), Stepping Ahead |
| overcome their addiction. | | | | Recovery Residences (in Florida) and Choices |
| The most common types of centers are residential, | | | | Residential Treatment (in Texas). |
| outpatient, inpatient and short-term treatment centers. | | | | While these are just a few names, you can find a |
| In residential alcohol treatment centers, a patient stays | | | | residential treatment center in almost every city of |
| in a conducive environment, with constant help and | | | | America. The search for such treatment centers is |
| supervision from the staff. | | | | made easier by National Drug and Alcohol Treatment |
| These residential programmes often have variable | | | | Referral Routing Service that provides a toll free |
| length of stays, ranging from one month to several | | | | number- 1-800-662-HELP (4357). This could route you |
| months, extending up to even a year, the average | | | | to the treatment centers in and around your area. |
| stay period being six months. This way, they offer | | | | |