Alcohol is one of the most common known drugs that people commonly abuse in the United States today. Throughout this paper, the team will outline the treatment modalities that can be used during treatment and the demographics of the population abusing and going through treatment. Treatment is necessary to beat this addiction and to encourage abusers to enter rehabilitation center one must understand what can be done and what steps need to be taken. Finally, this paper shows what happens when the users come out of rehab, what steps they need to take to stay sober, and how successful the programs are for the abusers.
Alcoholism is a very serious condition that many people suffer from and there are different severities of cases when dealing …show more content…
This form of modality includes “brief interventions, harm reduction, and recovery management (Addiction Treatment Resources, 2009).” Social treatment helps the individual to realize and understand the effect that being drunk has on others. This treatment offers them recovery management that includes different options for having fun without having to drink. Social modality teaches the individual where he or she can meet others who have been or are going through the same things they are and have a social group to be with. This allows them to still be active and have fun while not being tempted to drink. Social modality also consists of Alcohol Anonymous, which is a group environment where individuals can be a support for each other while getting the treatment helps them …show more content…
Follow up and after care is imperative to a recovering alcoholic if, he or she will continue to be sober. Remaining sober after “kicking the habit” is crucial to remaining alcohol free. Once an individual reaches sobriety, he or she is not “cured,” he or she will be a recovering alcoholic for the remainder of his or her life. Therefore, one should continue with the follow-up and after care treatment indefinitely. This does not mean that an alcoholic cannot remain sober without some form of after care. However, statistics have shown that the success rate is higher with follow-up and after
Alcoholism is a very serious condition that many people suffer from and there are different severities of cases when dealing …show more content…
This form of modality includes “brief interventions, harm reduction, and recovery management (Addiction Treatment Resources, 2009).” Social treatment helps the individual to realize and understand the effect that being drunk has on others. This treatment offers them recovery management that includes different options for having fun without having to drink. Social modality teaches the individual where he or she can meet others who have been or are going through the same things they are and have a social group to be with. This allows them to still be active and have fun while not being tempted to drink. Social modality also consists of Alcohol Anonymous, which is a group environment where individuals can be a support for each other while getting the treatment helps them …show more content…
Follow up and after care is imperative to a recovering alcoholic if, he or she will continue to be sober. Remaining sober after “kicking the habit” is crucial to remaining alcohol free. Once an individual reaches sobriety, he or she is not “cured,” he or she will be a recovering alcoholic for the remainder of his or her life. Therefore, one should continue with the follow-up and after care treatment indefinitely. This does not mean that an alcoholic cannot remain sober without some form of after care. However, statistics have shown that the success rate is higher with follow-up and after