Basis for Effective Treatment
Basis for Effective Treatment
Scientific research since the mid-1970s shows that treatment can help many people change destructive behaviors, avoid relapse, and successfully remove themselves from a life of substance abuse and addiction. Recovery from drug rehab is a long-term process and frequently requires multiple episodes of treatment. Based on this research, key principles have been identified that should form the basis of any effective treatment program:
* No single treatment is appropriate for all individuals.
* Treatment needs to be readily available.
* Effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual, not just his or her drug addiction.
* An individuals treatment and services plan must be assessed often and modified to meet the persons changing needs.
* Remaining in treatment for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness.
* Counseling and other behavioral therapies are critical components of virtually all effective treatments for addiction.
* For certain types of disorders, medications are an important element of treatment, especially when combined with counseling and other behavioral therapies.
* Addicted or drug rehab individuals with coexisting mental disorders should have both disorders treated in an integrated way.
* Medical management of withdrawal syndrome is only the first stage of addiction treatment and by itself does little to change long-term drug use.
* Treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective.
* Possible drug use during treatment must be monitored continuously.
* Treatment programs should provide assessment for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases, and should provide counseling to help patients modify or change behaviors that place themselves or others at risk of infection.
* As is the case with other chronic, relapsing diseases, recovery from drug rehab can be a long-term process and typically requires multiple episodes of treatment, including “booster” sessions and other forms of continuing care.
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