Frequently Asked Questions

Outpatient drug rehab is less restrictive than inpatient programs. Outpatient recovery programs usually require 10 to 12 hours a week spent visiting a local treatment center.

These sessions focus on drug abuse education, individual and group counseling, and teaching addicted people how to cope without their drug. Outpatient drug rehab can be a good standalone option for someone with a mild addiction, or it can be part of a long-term treatment program. 

Not always. For an outpatient detox process to work, you or your loved one must be truly committed to sobriety and be willing to reach out for help when close to a relapse risk.

An ambulatory or outpatient detox allows you to go back home or to work as addictive substances filter their way out of your body. Instead of being admitted to as recovery center on a 24 hour basis, you simply go to your scheduled appointments and return to your everyday life and responsibilities afterwards.

Vivitrol (naltrexone) is an opioid and alcohol antagonist that blocks receptors in the brain and the effects of using alcohol or opiates.