Treatment facilities that provide residential treatment with an additional option in relation to continuum of care, with supplemental outpatient substance abuse treatment services, can be ideal for certain people in Dyke. Examples of this are those people who have not been successful at staying relapse free after completing outpatient treatment or those who have relapsed in residential or other inpatient programs when no further continuum of care was pursued. Relapse is not uncommon when a person has suffered with a chronic long-term addiction, so residential plus outpatient drug and alcohol rehab programs provide a new approach which will increase the chances for a successful recovery from the beginning of their treatment until they are thoroughly amalgamated back into a drug free lifestyle on their own with a support system to encourage this.
When a person is in a residential rehab facility they are in a much better position to receive the services essential to their recovery, and to be able to remain relapse free while they are in treatment. This is not often what happens 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 able to get support. Relapse is even less likely for someone who receives personalized and aggressive treatment in a residential program, and then continues to be involved in outpatient drug and alcohol treatment offered by residential programs who devise a treatment plan that will help them easily transition back into the real world. Residential plus outpatient substance abuse rehabilitation programs help clients devise an aftercare plan that may incorporate regular follow-up visits with counselors who can refer them to services that may help them organize their lives in a way that will promote the sober life they want to lead, such as services to help them obtain employment, get medical and mental services, receive education resources, etc.