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Types of Alcohol Treatment Programs

What kinds of Alcohol Treatment are available?

Alcoholism is a terrible and sometimes deadly disease. When seeking an alcohol treatment program choosing the right one can be a daunting task. It is important to know what types of alcohol treatment are available. Most alcohol treatment programs will offer a variety of services but often have a form of specialty.

Types of Alcohol Treatment:

Rehab and Threatment for druggers

REHAB or Drug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. The general intent is to enable the patient to cease substance abuse, in order to avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that can be caused, especially by extreme abuse.

Types of treatment

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Many people drink a small or moderate amount of alcohol to relax and enhance their social activities. Using alcohol in this way is not harmful for most adults.

However, people whose use of alcohol has negative effects on any aspect of their lives, including health, relationships, work or school and money, are considered to have an alcohol problem. These problems can range from mild to severe. The severity of an alcohol problem depends on factors including the type of alcohol you drink, how much you drink, and how long you have been drinking.

Experts divide levels of alcohol use and abuse into the following categories in terms of risk for developing problems:

Type of Alcohol Threatment Program

Alcohol Treatment Programs - Medical Model

For alcohol treatment programs that use the medical model, several kinds of medications can be used in order to treat the withdrawal symptoms from alcohol. Benzodiazepines (Valium®, Librium®) are sometimes used during the first days after a person stops drinking to help him or her safely withdraw from alcohol. Because these two medications are highly addictive, they are not used beyond the first few days of treatment.
Other medications such as naltrexone (ReVia™) are used to help a person maintain sobriety. A medication called disulfiram (Antabuse®), discourages drinking by making the person feel sick if he or she drinks alcohol.