Outpatient services are quite a bit broader than inpatient services. If you’re looking for a particular orientation, be it more eastern, more cognitive behavioral for that matter, the choices are much broader than residential. The choices, therefore, lie everything from one on one individual therapy to group therapies that meet once a week, to support groups such as Smart Recovery or Moderation Management or, you know, the twelve step approach. Or there are very formalized outpatient programs, we go one, two, three hours a day, three, four days a week for 3 to 6 months. So the range is quite large and it is very helpful to stay involved. These addictions are not cured with a shot or any medication, they’re cured through practice of doing things, doing life another way. For more information visit http://www.aaalternatives.com
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December 25th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
First, I do not …
First, I do not believe addiction is a disease. I was a chronic alcohol abuser, and needed help. Although the 12 step approach is constructive, disease reservations remain.
My approach to the behavioral excess is life-long abstinence through the 12 step support network. Early on I researched Moderation Management and found that its founder killed a father and son driving drunk. That spoke volumes.
Alcoholics, RUN FROM THIS PROGRAM! If one doesn’t drink, one can’t drive drunk. End of story.