Is the facility clean, organized and well-run?
Does the program encompass the full range of needs of
the individual (medical: including infectious
diseases; psychological:
including co-occurring mental illness; social; vocational; legal; etc.)?
Does the treatment program also address sexual orientation
and physical disabilities as well
as provide age, gender and culturally
appropriate treatment services?
Is long-term aftercare support and/or guidance encouraged,
provided and maintained?
Is there ongoing assessment of an individual's treatment
plan to ensure it meets changing
needs?
Does the program employ strategies to engage and keep
individuals in longer-term treatment,
increasing the likelihood of success?
Does the program offer counseling (individual
or group) and other behavioral therapies to
enhance the individual's ability
to function in the family/community?
Does the program offer medication as part
of the treatment regimen, if appropriate?
Is there ongoing monitoring of possible relapse
to help guide patients back to abstinence?
Are services or referrals offered to family
members to ensure they understand Addiction and the Recovery process
to
help them support the recovering individual?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration's Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment (CSAT) provides a toll-free, 24-hour treatment referral service to
help
you locate treatment options near you.
DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 02-3616
NCADI Publication No. PHD877
