Drug
Treatment
Drug addiction is a very serious problem throughout
the United States. It was reported that in 2004, about
22.5 million people in America said they needed to get
treatment for substance abuse. With numbers like these,
it is necessary that drug treatment programs be effective
and actually help people with there addictions. There
are several different approaches to drug treatment;
some of the more popular treatment
programs are outpatient behavioral treatment and
residential treatment. While these two form of drug
treatment vary in the way that the go about seeking
drug treatment, the fundamentals of their service are
the same.
To be an effective drug
treatment program, some key principles are usually
established. Here are a list of some key principles
to keep in mind about effective drug treatment:
- Every person is different so no treatment
program should be designed with only one “type”
of person in mind
- Treatment should be easily assessable to patients
and readily available
- Treatment plans should be adjusted and changed to
fit the persons growth and needs
- Treatment should take place over a substantial amount
of time in order for it to be most effective
- Counseling and therapy should be large parts of
the treatment process, no matter what type or style
of treatment is taking place
- For some types of drug addiction, medication is
needed to be used as an element of treatment, especially
for people who have drug addictions in conjunction
with other behavioral disorders
- Treatment does not always need to be voluntary to
be effective. Sometimes people in severe cases can
go through drug
treatment against their own will, ans still have
some sort of positive result.
- If someone is using drugs while in rehab, it must
be monitored very closely
- Treatment facilities should provide testing for
diseases related to drug use such as HIV/AIDS and
hepatitis B and C
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