Programs which provide residential treatment with an additional option in terms of an aftercare, with additional outpatient drug and alcohol treatment services, can be helpful for some people in Leal. Examples of this are those who have not been successful at staying relapse free following outpatient treatment or those who have relapsed in residential or other inpatient programs when no additional aftercare was pursued. Relapse is not uncommon when someone has suffered with a chronic long-term addiction problem, so residential plus outpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers offer a new approach which will set someone up for a successful recovery from the start of their rehabilitation until they are entirely amalgamated back into a drug free lifestyle on their own with a support system to encourage this.
When someone is in a residential rehabilitation program they are in a much better position to receive the correct treatment vital to their recovery, and to be able to stay relapse free while they are in rehab. This is not often the outcome with outpatient treatment when someone chooses this as the primary treatment component, simply because they have access to drugs and alcohol if something is triggered and they are not in a position to receive support. Relapse is even less likely for someone who receives aggressive and personalized rehabilitation in a residential facility, and then continues to be involved in outpatient addiction treatment provided by residential programs who devise a recovery plan that will help them easily transition back into drug free life. Residential plus outpatient substance abuse rehabilitation centers help clients develop an aftercare plan that may include frequent follow-up visits with counselors who can refer them to services that may help them establish their lives in a manner that will support the drug free life they want to lead, such as services to help them establish employment, get medical and mental services, receive education resources, etc.