Regular outpatient recovery is usually a less costly alternative to more intensive outpatient centers or inpatient treatment, and is the least intense of formal drug or alcohol treatment around in Ryan. Some individuals are attending treatment for their first time and have chosen regular outpatient because that is all they can afford and time commitment and logistically because of work, school or other obligations. For many, regular outpatient is a step down from treatment in a more intensive outpatient facility such as a partial hospitalization or inpatient facility.
Regular outpatient recovery options involve some kind of individual and group counseling services occurring once maybe twice per week. Centers that include a more diverse array of services may include counseling (CBT) to help with relapse prevention and dual diagnosis services to help respond to co-occurring addiction and mental health issues. The length of time a client stays involved in rehab can change from client to client, and a client's improvement can be evaluated from time to time and more rehab can be recommended based on these findings.
In many situations, a regular outpatient recovery program is going to be deficient in intensity for a person who is dealing with a chronic drug and alcohol problem and has not experienced treatment previously or has fallen off the wagon following previous outpatient recovery.