Drug Rehab Augusta

Treatment options in Augusta, Maine can range from residential, outpatient treatment, short-term rehab and many other options. Speaking with a counselor who is educated in the differences in treatment can be a helpful resource in selecting the right treatment program.

Drug and Alcohol Assessments and Evaluations - Augusta, ME.

Picking the correct level of care will most likely depend on your particular situation, including to your current employment status, support system, mental health history, and home environment.

This is where drug and alcohol abuse assessments and evaluations can be exceptionally beneficial and in many cases required to figure out the most appropriate type of care that the person should undergo in order to receive the greatest possibility for successful recovery and the most beneficial type of care.

Thorough substance abuse assessments and evaluations consider and examine a multitude of factors about the person's current status and substance use history. These factors may include the following:

a) Demographic information

This includes:

• Age
• Sex
• Ethnicity
• Culture
• Sexual orientation
• Level of education
• Living situation, who you live with and the quality of your relationship with them
• Financial stability
• Transportation
• Dependents
• Involvement with criminal justice

b) Physical Assessment

• Physical vitals and assessments
• Current mental status
• Former and current mental health issues, diagnoses, and symptoms in addition to any history of suicidal behaviors or thoughts, violence, and psychosis.
• Past treatments for your mental health conditions and substance abuse
• Your history of physical health, including psychiatric and medical issues, active prescribed medications, cognitive or physical disabilities, allergies, and more
• Toxicology to determine the level of the substances that are currently in your body
• Former and current substance abuse issues, including the substances you use, how long you abstained from them, the methods you use, how often you abused your substance of choice, as well as the purity and dose of the substance

After gathering this information, the professionals should be better able to evaluate the current situation according to the unique situation of the patient. In the process, they will also direct you toward certain inpatient alcohol and drug treatment plans that will best fit your particular condition.