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