| The number of addicts who join outpatient programs is | | | | treatment programs. |
| more than the number of addicts who get enrolled for | | | | 1. Day Treatment Program: This program is good for |
| inpatient programs. The reason behind this is quite | | | | those who cannot give their full time for the addiction |
| simple. The outpatient programs allow the addict to | | | | treatment. This program has flexible timings and hence |
| stay in his or her own house and attend the center | | | | is becoming quite popular among people. In this |
| only for few days on a weekly basis. In inpatient | | | | program, the patients will be asked to visit the center |
| treatment programs, the patient will be needed to | | | | on an everyday basis, but the timings of the sessions |
| leave his or her home and stay in an isolated place for | | | | can be decided as per the convenience of the patient |
| a long period of time. | | | | (in most centers). This treatment program also offers |
| Many people find outpatient programs more | | | | all the treatments included in outpatient treatment |
| convenient and comfortable. In the outpatient | | | | program but its mode of conducting the programs is |
| programs, the patients are not required to leave their | | | | sterner than the simple outpatient treatment program. |
| social life and hence they can continue with their | | | | Some treatment centers also have a family counseling |
| professional or education careers without problems. | | | | feature in their day treatment programs where the |
| Hence, the outpatient programs are more favored | | | | families are coached on how they can cope with the |
| than the inpatient programs. | | | | situation of addiction treatment in their home and what |
| Whenever anyone thinks about taking treatment for | | | | they can do expedite the recovery process. |
| their addiction, the first option they think is of an | | | | 2. Outpatient Treatment Program: In this program the |
| outpatient treatment program. But it is important to | | | | patient will be called to the center to attend about |
| keep in mind whether you will be able to stay away | | | | three to four sessions in a week. All these sessions will |
| from the substance of addiction all by yourself with the | | | | be of a few hours each. The overall duration of this |
| comforts that you house provides. The outpatient | | | | program is about nine to ten hours a week. The main |
| programs are good for you only if your addiction is to | | | | part of this program is intervention, where the addict |
| a mild or moderate extent. | | | | and their family will be made aware about addiction |
| But if your addiction is severe, there is no other better | | | | and its hazards. The addict will be made aware about |
| option for you than an inpatient treatment program, | | | | their addiction. Here the patients will also be given |
| where you will be under medical supervision even as | | | | individual counseling along with group counseling. This |
| you get recovered. For all those people whose | | | | treatment is best for those whose addiction is still in its |
| addiction is severe, the inpatient treatment program | | | | nascent stages. If you have severe addiction, then this |
| becomes a better bet as here they will be given | | | | program will not suitable for you. |
| proper medical care and also they will be kept | | | | 3. Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program: This |
| motivated for the treatment under the guidance and | | | | program is one level higher than the outpatient |
| counseling of the treatment providers. | | | | treatment program. The main format of this program is |
| There are three different formats of outpatient | | | | same as that of outpatient treatment program. Only |
| treatment program for alcoholism treatment. These | | | | difference is that here the program will be carried out |
| different formats cater to different extents of the | | | | more rigorously. This treatment is good if your |
| person's addiction. Of course, they do not cater to | | | | addiction is moderate to severe. One more difference |
| strongly addicted persons for whom a medically | | | | between intensive and outpatient treatment program is |
| supervised inpatient format of treatment would be | | | | that here the duration of the sessions will be more and |
| definitely the best bet. Anyway, these are the main | | | | also the number of sessions per week will be higher. |
| forms of outpatient treatment. Not all treatment | | | | Thus the overall timing of this treatment program will |
| centers will have all three of them, and even if they do | | | | be higher compared to the outpatient treatment |
| have them, it is important for you to check out how | | | | program. This makes this program more intensive and |
| they are implemented. Each treatment center will have | | | | thus the patient can be sure of getting more benefits |
| a different method and principle for their outpatient | | | | from this program. |