Redpoint North in Fort Collins, CO, offers both in-person and virtual treatment programs for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges.
We provide outpatient programs for those facing substance use and mental health challenges, focusing on empowering clients through clinically robust, trauma-informed care. Our approach blends evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Psychodrama with holistic, client-centered support aimed at fostering community, resilience, and personal growth.
Redpoint North in Fort Collins, CO, offers both in-person and virtual treatment programs for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges.
We provide outpatient programs for those facing substance use and mental health challenges, focusing on empowering clients through clinically robust, trauma-informed care. Our approach blends evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Psychodrama with holistic, client-centered support aimed at fostering community, resilience, and personal growth.
Turning Point of today provides outpatient substance use disorder and mental health treatment services for youth, adults, and families.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one of many Evidence Based Practices employed by Turning Point. Evidenced-Based Practices are supported by research that prove their effectiveness in helping people to make emotional and behavioral changes.
DBT, focuses on needs specific to the profile of the clients in our care. The goals of treatment include reducing self injuring and life threatening behaviors, therapy interfering and quality of life interfering behaviors while increasing behavioral skills.
DBT is an approach found effective in treating those with complex, difficult to treat mental disorders as well as co-occurring disorders. Included in DBT is the concept of mindfulness practices which moves a client towards control of their thinking and use of the “wise mind.”
DBT is a method of teaching skills that can help. The following skills are taught: Interpersonal Effectiveness; Distress Tolerance; Reality Acceptance; Emotion Regulation; and Mindfulness. DBT helps those who have personal and environmental factors that often block and/or inhibit the use of behavioral skills that reinforce dysfunctional behaviors.
Turning Point of today provides outpatient substance use disorder and mental health treatment services for youth, adults, and families.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one of many Evidence Based Practices employed by Turning Point. Evidenced-Based Practices are supported by research that prove their effectiveness in helping people to make emotional and behavioral changes.
DBT, focuses on needs specific to the profile of the clients in our care. The goals of treatment include reducing self injuring and life threatening behaviors, therapy interfering and quality of life interfering behaviors while increasing behavioral skills.
DBT is an approach found effective in treating those with complex, difficult to treat mental disorders as well as co-occurring disorders. Included in DBT is the concept of mindfulness practices which moves a client towards control of their thinking and use of the “wise mind.”
DBT is a method of teaching skills that can help. The following skills are taught: Interpersonal Effectiveness; Distress Tolerance; Reality Acceptance; Emotion Regulation; and Mindfulness. DBT helps those who have personal and environmental factors that often block and/or inhibit the use of behavioral skills that reinforce dysfunctional behaviors.
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When you and your family are facing addiction, it can feel impossible to know what treatment will actually make a difference.
We know it is discouraging to feel like you need everything figured out before asking for help. At Sandstone Care, you do not need a diagnosis to get started. We meet teens and young adults where they are. Our care is designed for the specific challenges they face at their stage of life, whether those struggles are easy to see or harder to recognize.
When you and your family are facing addiction, it can feel impossible to know what treatment will actually make a difference.
We know it is discouraging to feel like you need everything figured out before asking for help. At Sandstone Care, you do not need a diagnosis to get started. We meet teens and young adults where they are. Our care is designed for the specific challenges they face at their stage of life, whether those struggles are easy to see or harder to recognize.
Adjusting back to your everyday life after addiction treatment can be challenging and uncomfortable.
If part of the 5-day outpatient treatment program, each day will begin at 9am with a meditation and mindfulness group session to help you prepare your mind and body for rehab. You’ll then spend two hours from 10am-12pm in process groups. This is where you’ll meet with different therapists to cover topics like substance abuse, trauma and family therapy. After an hour break for lunch, you’ll spend 1pm – 2:30pm participating in art therapy, nutrition education and other group therapy sessions. During the rest of your afternoon, you’ll have the chance to unwind and exercise at the gym and attend Alcoholics Anonymous or other support groups in the area. On weekends, you’ll come out to The Ranch to spend time with others who are recovering from addiction. With a barbecue, bonfires, volleyball games and socializing, this is a fun and relaxed environment for you to make connections and have a good time without drugs or alcohol. Throughout your time in outpatient treatment, you’ll receive more and more independence to help you ease back into everyday life. You’ll get to go to the movies with housemates, return home to see family, purchase your own food, and much more.
Adjusting back to your everyday life after addiction treatment can be challenging and uncomfortable.
If part of the 5-day outpatient treatment program, each day will begin at 9am with a meditation and mindfulness group session to help you prepare your mind and body for rehab. You’ll then spend two hours from 10am-12pm in process groups. This is where you’ll meet with different therapists to cover topics like substance abuse, trauma and family therapy. After an hour break for lunch, you’ll spend 1pm – 2:30pm participating in art therapy, nutrition education and other group therapy sessions. During the rest of your afternoon, you’ll have the chance to unwind and exercise at the gym and attend Alcoholics Anonymous or other support groups in the area. On weekends, you’ll come out to The Ranch to spend time with others who are recovering from addiction. With a barbecue, bonfires, volleyball games and socializing, this is a fun and relaxed environment for you to make connections and have a good time without drugs or alcohol. Throughout your time in outpatient treatment, you’ll receive more and more independence to help you ease back into everyday life. You’ll get to go to the movies with housemates, return home to see family, purchase your own food, and much more.
Our treatment philosophy encourages, motivates and supports clients in exploring their strengths and limitations to begin the healing process from addiction, trauma and other co-occurring disorders.
Our substance abuse treatment program has various levels of care to meet our clients’ individual needs. At The Ranch, we can help you get the toxins and substances out of your body in our on-site medically monitored detox. You will be surrounded by caring, professional staff who will support and encourage you along the way. After detox, you will transition into our residential treatment program. This is where you can truly start to transform your life and reawaken your spirit. You’ll learn new ways of coping with stress to prevent cravings and relapse and engage in inspiring experiential activities and physical activities that can help strengthen and heal your mind and body. After treatment at The Ranch, your recovery can continue with outpatient treatment in Denver. This is where the rubber meets the road as you deepen your practice, build sober community and continue to attend to your physical and mental well-being.
Our treatment philosophy encourages, motivates and supports clients in exploring their strengths and limitations to begin the healing process from addiction, trauma and other co-occurring disorders.
Our substance abuse treatment program has various levels of care to meet our clients’ individual needs. At The Ranch, we can help you get the toxins and substances out of your body in our on-site medically monitored detox. You will be surrounded by caring, professional staff who will support and encourage you along the way. After detox, you will transition into our residential treatment program. This is where you can truly start to transform your life and reawaken your spirit. You’ll learn new ways of coping with stress to prevent cravings and relapse and engage in inspiring experiential activities and physical activities that can help strengthen and heal your mind and body. After treatment at The Ranch, your recovery can continue with outpatient treatment in Denver. This is where the rubber meets the road as you deepen your practice, build sober community and continue to attend to your physical and mental well-being.
When your teen is struggling with substance use or mental health challenges, it can be hard to know what kind of help will really make a difference.
No two teens arrive in the same place. Some are in visible crisis. Others have been quietly struggling for longer than anyone realized. Our clinical team builds individualized treatment plans that are continuously updated as your teen's needs become clearer, so care always reflects where they actually are.
When your teen is struggling with substance use or mental health challenges, it can be hard to know what kind of help will really make a difference.
No two teens arrive in the same place. Some are in visible crisis. Others have been quietly struggling for longer than anyone realized. Our clinical team builds individualized treatment plans that are continuously updated as your teen's needs become clearer, so care always reflects where they actually are.
Footprints to Recovery in Centennial, Colorado, provides compassionate, outcome-based addiction and co-occurring mental health treatment for adults.
At Footprints to Recovery in Centennial, Colorado, we provide personalized addiction treatment through individual counseling, group sessions, family therapy, and continuing care planning. We create a safe, supportive environment that empowers you to set goals, engage in therapy, and access resources for lasting recovery.
Footprints to Recovery in Centennial, Colorado, provides compassionate, outcome-based addiction and co-occurring mental health treatment for adults.
At Footprints to Recovery in Centennial, Colorado, we provide personalized addiction treatment through individual counseling, group sessions, family therapy, and continuing care planning. We create a safe, supportive environment that empowers you to set goals, engage in therapy, and access resources for lasting recovery.
Flatirons Recovery provides clients the opportunity to begin their healing process from substance use/dual-diagnosis disorders on 30 to 90-day tracks to address mental health and addiction issues.
The mission of Flatirons Recovery is to walk alongside our clients through the process of healing from mental health and substance use disorders with greater clarity of purpose, connection to community, and ability to take right action in their lives. What differentiates Flatirons Recovery Center from other treatment providers is our mindfulness-influenced curriculum, commitment to small group sizes, and belief that all our clients are innately good, and must be treated as such. Our highly skilled, compassionate clinical staff provide outstanding care that meets clients as they are, in order to guide them through the process of healing from a wide range of substance use and mental health disorders.
Flatirons Recovery provides clients the opportunity to begin their healing process from substance use/dual-diagnosis disorders on 30 to 90-day tracks to address mental health and addiction issues.
The mission of Flatirons Recovery is to walk alongside our clients through the process of healing from mental health and substance use disorders with greater clarity of purpose, connection to community, and ability to take right action in their lives. What differentiates Flatirons Recovery Center from other treatment providers is our mindfulness-influenced curriculum, commitment to small group sizes, and belief that all our clients are innately good, and must be treated as such. Our highly skilled, compassionate clinical staff provide outstanding care that meets clients as they are, in order to guide them through the process of healing from a wide range of substance use and mental health disorders.
The ART Center Denver primarily serves individuals struggling with substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions.
Comprehensive Addiction Treatment – Many clients have experienced multiple relapses and need an individualized treatment plan with options like Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), individual and group therapy, and psychoeducation on addiction and mental health. Mental Health Support – Co-occurring disorders like anxiety, depression, PTSD, or bipolar disorder are common. Clients benefit from psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapeutic interventions to address these issues alongside their addiction treatment. Skill-Building and Life Skills Training – To support long-term recovery, our clients often need help developing life skills, such as job readiness, managing daily responsibilities, and cultivating healthy coping mechanisms. Social Support and Community Integration – Our program offers structured support groups, family therapy, and aftercare planning to help clients build a strong recovery network and navigate social situations post-treatment. Holistic Therapies – Many clients benefit from non-traditional therapies, including art, music, yoga, meditation, and pet therapy, to manage stress, increase mindfulness, and foster creativity as part of their recovery.
The ART Center Denver primarily serves individuals struggling with substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions.
Comprehensive Addiction Treatment – Many clients have experienced multiple relapses and need an individualized treatment plan with options like Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), individual and group therapy, and psychoeducation on addiction and mental health. Mental Health Support – Co-occurring disorders like anxiety, depression, PTSD, or bipolar disorder are common. Clients benefit from psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapeutic interventions to address these issues alongside their addiction treatment. Skill-Building and Life Skills Training – To support long-term recovery, our clients often need help developing life skills, such as job readiness, managing daily responsibilities, and cultivating healthy coping mechanisms. Social Support and Community Integration – Our program offers structured support groups, family therapy, and aftercare planning to help clients build a strong recovery network and navigate social situations post-treatment. Holistic Therapies – Many clients benefit from non-traditional therapies, including art, music, yoga, meditation, and pet therapy, to manage stress, increase mindfulness, and foster creativity as part of their recovery.
We provide proven help for teen depression, anxiety, suicidality, substance use, ADHD, ODD, conduct disorder, and other complex mental health issues.
When severe mood dysregulation or self-harm requires more than weekly therapy, our specialized DBT residential program offers the immersive care teens need. In a safe, exclusive 6-bed setting, our clinical team helps adolescents rediscover hope and heal. We provide 24/7 supervision and highly personalized, evidence-based treatment tailored to your teen's unique challenges. Evolve also offers structured outpatient step-down support through our full-day Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), ensuring compassionate care and meaningful progress at every step of their journey.
We provide proven help for teen depression, anxiety, suicidality, substance use, ADHD, ODD, conduct disorder, and other complex mental health issues.
When severe mood dysregulation or self-harm requires more than weekly therapy, our specialized DBT residential program offers the immersive care teens need. In a safe, exclusive 6-bed setting, our clinical team helps adolescents rediscover hope and heal. We provide 24/7 supervision and highly personalized, evidence-based treatment tailored to your teen's unique challenges. Evolve also offers structured outpatient step-down support through our full-day Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), ensuring compassionate care and meaningful progress at every step of their journey.
The Rose House is a residential treatment program for women with trauma, mental health, and substance use disorders.
After completion of the residential program, clients are eligible to move into our continuing care program at which stage they begin working or going to school while continuing with group and individual therapy, accountability and community, while stepping towards independence. Having a supportive and robust aftercare plan is imperative to long term success.
The Rose House is a residential treatment program for women with trauma, mental health, and substance use disorders.
After completion of the residential program, clients are eligible to move into our continuing care program at which stage they begin working or going to school while continuing with group and individual therapy, accountability and community, while stepping towards independence. Having a supportive and robust aftercare plan is imperative to long term success.
When you and your family are facing addiction, it can feel impossible to know what treatment will actually make a difference.
We know it is discouraging to feel like you need everything figured out before asking for help. At Sandstone Care Boulder, you do not need a diagnosis to get started. We meet teens and young adults where they are. Our care is designed for the specific challenges they face at their stage of life, whether those struggles are easy to see or harder to recognize.
When you and your family are facing addiction, it can feel impossible to know what treatment will actually make a difference.
We know it is discouraging to feel like you need everything figured out before asking for help. At Sandstone Care Boulder, you do not need a diagnosis to get started. We meet teens and young adults where they are. Our care is designed for the specific challenges they face at their stage of life, whether those struggles are easy to see or harder to recognize.
The Redpoint Center in Longmont, CO, offers both in-person and virtual treatment programs for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges.
At The Redpoint Center, we provide outpatient programs for individuals facing substance use and mental health challenges, focusing on empowering clients through clinically robust, trauma-informed care. Our services include Intensive Outpatient (IOP) for adults and teens, Outpatient (OP) programs, Day Treatment (PHP) for adults, and a fully virtual IOP, ensuring access to high-quality treatment across Colorado. Our approach blends evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Psychodrama with holistic, client-centered support aimed at fostering community, resilience, and personal growth. Located in Longmont, we benefit from a strong local recovery community and the peaceful backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, offering clients an opportunity to find balance through nature while building a solid foundation for recovery. At The Redpoint Center, we believe in practical recovery skills and a multi-layered approach that supports clients in achieving lasting wellness and navigating each step of their journey with confidence and purpose.
The Redpoint Center in Longmont, CO, offers both in-person and virtual treatment programs for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges.
At The Redpoint Center, we provide outpatient programs for individuals facing substance use and mental health challenges, focusing on empowering clients through clinically robust, trauma-informed care. Our services include Intensive Outpatient (IOP) for adults and teens, Outpatient (OP) programs, Day Treatment (PHP) for adults, and a fully virtual IOP, ensuring access to high-quality treatment across Colorado. Our approach blends evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Psychodrama with holistic, client-centered support aimed at fostering community, resilience, and personal growth. Located in Longmont, we benefit from a strong local recovery community and the peaceful backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, offering clients an opportunity to find balance through nature while building a solid foundation for recovery. At The Redpoint Center, we believe in practical recovery skills and a multi-layered approach that supports clients in achieving lasting wellness and navigating each step of their journey with confidence and purpose.
AspenRidge Recovery serves adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma.
AspenRidge Recovery offers evidence-based treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Our programs include PHP Day Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. We focus on healing the whole person by addressing trauma, anxiety, and depression with therapy, peer support, and relapse prevention.
AspenRidge Recovery serves adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma.
AspenRidge Recovery offers evidence-based treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Our programs include PHP Day Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. We focus on healing the whole person by addressing trauma, anxiety, and depression with therapy, peer support, and relapse prevention.
We are a holistic dual diagnosis outpatient program offering PHP, IOP, OP, Medication management or Psychiatry for Mental Health and Substance Use.
Our mission is to help you lead a meaningful life by building a relationship with yourself through connection, community, and compassion. At an IOP (intensive outpatient) level we do this through psycho education, DBT, yoga, experiential therapy, wellness process groups, psychiatry, and life skills mentoring. At an OP (outpatient) level we do this through individual and family therapy, psychiatry, fellowship, life skills mentoring and provide opportunities to join group therapy if desired. Our evening IOP follows themes to help create structure, support, and consistency in order to support your path to wellness. Additionally, Aim Health is now offering Ketamine Assisted Therapy. Designed to specifically support breakthroughs through a combination of ketamine-assisted treatments and psychotherapy/integration. Ketamine-assisted treatments can help individuals access suppressed emotions and traumatic memories. By creating an optimal environment for deep emotional processing often leads to breakthroughs in emotional healing.
We are a holistic dual diagnosis outpatient program offering PHP, IOP, OP, Medication management or Psychiatry for Mental Health and Substance Use.
Our mission is to help you lead a meaningful life by building a relationship with yourself through connection, community, and compassion. At an IOP (intensive outpatient) level we do this through psycho education, DBT, yoga, experiential therapy, wellness process groups, psychiatry, and life skills mentoring. At an OP (outpatient) level we do this through individual and family therapy, psychiatry, fellowship, life skills mentoring and provide opportunities to join group therapy if desired. Our evening IOP follows themes to help create structure, support, and consistency in order to support your path to wellness. Additionally, Aim Health is now offering Ketamine Assisted Therapy. Designed to specifically support breakthroughs through a combination of ketamine-assisted treatments and psychotherapy/integration. Ketamine-assisted treatments can help individuals access suppressed emotions and traumatic memories. By creating an optimal environment for deep emotional processing often leads to breakthroughs in emotional healing.
The CuraWest – Detox & Recovery experience was created by top addiction treatment professionals and using extensive feedback from clients to create a truly unique and highly effective program.
We use utilize a combination of evidence-based practices and holistic methods to provide an individualized recovery experience that is tailored to each patient’s unique situation. The disease of chemical dependency can strike anyone, regardless of age, gender, education, or socioeconomic status. CuraWest is here to help people redirect themselves out of that negative trajectory and successfully enter a new life free from addiction.
The CuraWest – Detox & Recovery experience was created by top addiction treatment professionals and using extensive feedback from clients to create a truly unique and highly effective program.
We use utilize a combination of evidence-based practices and holistic methods to provide an individualized recovery experience that is tailored to each patient’s unique situation. The disease of chemical dependency can strike anyone, regardless of age, gender, education, or socioeconomic status. CuraWest is here to help people redirect themselves out of that negative trajectory and successfully enter a new life free from addiction.
For many people, the hardest part of detox is not deciding to stop. It is facing the fear of withdrawal. Sandstone Care Detox Center Colorado Springs, offers medically supervised detox, providing 24/7 care from doctors and nurses focused on keeping you safe and as comfortable as possible throughout the process. Research-backed withdrawal care works best when it is closely supervised and tailored to the individual. Because withdrawal is different for everyone, your care should be too.
For many people, the hardest part of detox is not deciding to stop. It is facing the fear of withdrawal. Sandstone Care Detox Center Colorado Springs, offers medically supervised detox, providing 24/7 care from doctors and nurses focused on keeping you safe and as comfortable as possible throughout the process. Research-backed withdrawal care works best when it is closely supervised and tailored to the individual. Because withdrawal is different for everyone, your care should be too.
Redpoint West in Glenwood Springs, CO, offers both in-person and virtual treatment programs for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges.
We provide outpatient programs for those facing substance use and mental health challenges, focusing on empowering clients through clinically robust, trauma-informed care. Our approach blends evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Psychodrama with holistic, client-centered support aimed at fostering community, resilience, and personal growth.
Redpoint West in Glenwood Springs, CO, offers both in-person and virtual treatment programs for individuals facing mental health and substance use challenges.
We provide outpatient programs for those facing substance use and mental health challenges, focusing on empowering clients through clinically robust, trauma-informed care. Our approach blends evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and Psychodrama with holistic, client-centered support aimed at fostering community, resilience, and personal growth.
Rediscover the person you were before trauma and addiction at Acqua Recovery.
Acqua Recovery is a sanctuary where people come to stop the misuse of drugs and alcohol and begin a life in recovery. Tucked away in a peaceful, 12-acre property, Acqua offers peaceful meditative spots, relaxing water features, and a host of amenities promoting mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. Here, you will rest, reset your focus, and rediscover the beauty of life without drugs and alcohol. At the same time, our evidence-based, trauma-informed approach to addiction treatment ensures that you'll experience the highest levels of professional care and treatment for your disease.
Rediscover the person you were before trauma and addiction at Acqua Recovery.
Acqua Recovery is a sanctuary where people come to stop the misuse of drugs and alcohol and begin a life in recovery. Tucked away in a peaceful, 12-acre property, Acqua offers peaceful meditative spots, relaxing water features, and a host of amenities promoting mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being. Here, you will rest, reset your focus, and rediscover the beauty of life without drugs and alcohol. At the same time, our evidence-based, trauma-informed approach to addiction treatment ensures that you'll experience the highest levels of professional care and treatment for your disease.
AspenRidge Recovery serves adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma.
AspenRidge Recovery offers evidence-based treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Our programs include PHP Day Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. We focus on healing the whole person by addressing trauma, anxiety, and depression with therapy, peer support, and relapse prevention.
AspenRidge Recovery serves adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma.
AspenRidge Recovery offers evidence-based treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Our programs include PHP Day Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. We focus on healing the whole person by addressing trauma, anxiety, and depression with therapy, peer support, and relapse prevention.
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Addiction Treatment Centers
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.