Drug Rehab Wytopitlock, Maine

Drug and Alcohol Rehab choices in Wytopitlock can vary between inpatient, outpatient, long term rehab and many other options. Speaking to an addiction specialist who knows the differences in treatment types can be a valuable resource in selecting the proper treatment program.

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Assessments and Evaluations - Wytopitlock, ME.

Choosing the correct degree of care will mostly depend on your particular situation, including to your current employment status, support system, mental health history, and home environment.

This is where alcohol and drug abuse evaluations and assessments can be very helpful and in many cases essential to determine the correct level of treatment that the person should go through in order to have the best possibility for recovery and the most effective level of treatment.

Comprehensive drug and alcohol abuse assessments and evaluations take into consideration and examine a number of factors relating to the individual's present 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 as well as if there is a 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 levels 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 collecting 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 drug rehabilitation plans that will best fit your particular condition.