Long Term Treatment Programs

   Dec. 7, 2014
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Last Edited: December 3, 2020

Author
Patricia Howard, LMFT, CADC

Clinically Reviewed
Mark Frey, LPCC, LICDC, NCC

All of the information on this page has been reviewed and certified by an addiction professional.

Most people who find themselves caught in the disease of addiction’s vicious grasp did not get to that point overnight. In the majority of cases, the progression from first use to stage of addiction or dependency takes place over months or years.

Long-term treatment programs are uniquely capable of addressing the problem of a substance abuse disorder in an individual. These programs may be several months to over a year in length and offer some of the best results when comes to long-term continuous sobriety.

These structured programs offer long-term addiction treatment that helps repair the damage done by using and build a solid foundation in sobriety before the individual reenters the world where drugs and Alcohol are easily accessed and prevalent.

These programs may be focused mostly on clients of a certain age group. Younger clients may especially benefit from long-term treatment programs. These programs work to develop coping skills and routines that help defend against drug and Alcohol abuse.

The longer any person has sober, the better the chances of maintaining that sobriety long-term. All persons suffering from substance abuse could greatly benefit from these types of programs. When it comes to addiction treatment, the longer the better.

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