Outpatient Rehab: Who Is It For?
Muse Addiction Treatment Center offers drug and alcohol outpatient treatment Orange County residents can access, with customized hospitalization programs and intensive outpatient programs that provide the support, confidence, and skills you need to stop using drugs and alcohol and begin down the road to recovery.
Our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is a type of outpatient care for people who have just completed full-time inpatient care, people who have just completed inpatient medical detox, and anybody who feels they need strong support, medical care, and expert guidance. Our PHP is a day program, meaning patients come in for full days of treatment, five to seven days a week, but live at home or in an outside sober living residence. The PHP works best for people who are not in inpatient treatment but need structure and stability as they shift their focus toward individual coping skills and accountability. It is most successful when a patient is highly motivated in their own recovery and are ready to gain a new perspective and use recovery skills in their lives.
The intensive outpatient program (IOP) is a customizable outpatient plan for people who have already completed a detox program and/or an inpatient rehab program. People in the IOP will usually live at home or in a sober residence and live their lives fairly normally, with the addition of therapy, groups, doctor’s appointments, and other addiction treatments in the mornings or evenings, a few days a week. This way, they can keep their jobs, take care of their families, and begin to utilize the strategies, coping tools, and relapse prevention skills throughout their normal routines. Most IOPs last about 90 days.
Is Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab Available in Orange County?
Yes, Orange County residents can access outpatient rehab services, seeing benefits such as:
- Living a relatively normal life, with treatments provided on a flexible schedule that allows you to continue working or to school
- High levels of a structure during treatment that offer support as you transition back to your normal life after inpatient detox and/or rehab
- Never feeling alone in your recovery, with group therapy and connections to local support groups in your area
- The convenience of being able to try out newly learned skills on the same day they are learned and then report back to your therapist or group in the next session about how it went
- Gaining new recovery skills, relapse prevention skills, and tools for coping with stress that will help you stay sober long-term
Who Should Get Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab?
You don’t need to “hit rock bottom” to be ready for rehab. If you have been using drugs or drinking regularly and are unable to stop on your own or have noticed that your life is being affected negatively due to substance abuse, it may be time to think about getting into a program. The sooner you act, the less intensive the program needs to be (like drug and alcohol outpatient treatment.) Orange County residents who find that substance abuse is starting to interfere with their quality of life in any way should consider treatment. Some other signs you may want to consider outpatient rehab are:
- Neglecting important responsibilities, friendships, and even hobbies you enjoy so you can drink or use drugs instead
- Spending all your money on drugs and alcohol
- Noticing an increasing tolerance, having to take more to feel the same level of intoxication
- Being unable to stop on your own, even when you really want to
- Spending a lot of time obtaining, using, and recovering from the substance
- Using more than you originally planned to (i.e. being unable to only have one beer)
- Noticing withdrawal symptoms if you try to quit on your own
- Continuing to abuse substances even when it causes negative consequences in your life
Depending on the substances you have been using, your level of addiction, your level of support at home, and your physical and mental health, you may qualify for an outpatient program directly after your initial detox is done. Many outpatient programs are available, but at Muse Addiction Treatment Center, we provide customizable treatment plans that integrate dual diagnosis treatments, medical care, group and individual therapy, nutrition and exercise, and holistic treatments into an integrated, interesting program tailored to your unique needs. Some of the educational groups and process groups that we offer include:
- Anger Management
- Life Skills
- Addiction Awareness
- Reflective Listening
- Communication Skills
- Stress Reduction
- Relapse Prevention
- Emotional Regulation
- Expressive Therapy
- Overcoming Trauma
- Creative Outlets
- Cinema Therapy
- Developing Coping Skills
- Real Talk
- Seeking Safety
- Art Therapy
- Miracles in Recovery
Each group is designed to help patients focus on self-exploration through community-based learning and healing through shared experiences. There is something for everybody at Muse, whether you have been thinking about attending rehab for the first time or are in a long-term methadone program for heroin addiction, there will be groups and therapies that will work for your needs.
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What Happens After Drug and Alcohol Outpatient Rehab?
Because addiction is a lifelong disease, after you complete outpatient rehab with Muse, it is important to continue to work on management techniques, with ongoing care and support provided by peer groups and professional therapists as needed.
Even if you feel confident in your sobriety after your 90 days in IOP, you may wish to continue in a lighter version of an outpatient treatment program that is less intensive but still provides counseling and case management services. We also keep you connected with alumni from past years, peer groups, and 12-step groups, and for many people, staying active in these communities and helping others is the key to their success in recovery. There are also community resource groups that can help you continue finding the medical care, vocational training, education, and family therapy you need.
Muse Can Help With Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Orange County
At Muse Addiction Treatment Center, we provide drug and alcohol outpatient treatment Orange County residents will appreciate as we customize each patient’s care to their unique needs and preferences. We work hard for our clients and focus on each individual as a whole person rather than the substances they have been abusing.
We use a three-pronged, whole-patient approach to substance use disorder treatment that includes:
- Therapy – behavioral therapy, interpersonal relationships, family dynamics, group therapy, EMDR, art therapy, and even holistic therapies like mindfulness, fitness, and nutrition will help you heal the roots of your addiction, provide insight and recovery tools, and heal the body, mind, and spirit
- 12-step integration – 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous can help you take stock of your life and incorporate spirituality into your lifestyle by acknowledging your lack of power over compulsive behaviors
- Case management – obtaining higher education and finding work are some of the most important issues people in recovery face after rehab, so our case management services will help you to practice interviewing skills, organizational skills, and vocational/educational counseling services
Please reach out today and call Muse Addiction Treatment Center at (800) 426-1818 today. We are ready to assist you in finding the right level of care for your needs, guide you through your health insurance coverage, and get you started on your path to recovery.
