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Behavioral Therapies

HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 / Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction

"Behavioral therapies help patients modify their attitudes and behaviors related to drug use, increase healthy life skills, and persist with other forms of treatment such as medication. Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps patients recognize, avoid, and cope with situations in which they are most likely to use drugs. Multidimensional family therapy addresses influences on adolescents’ drug abuse patterns and is designed to improve overall family functioning. Motivational interviewing makes the most of people’s readiness to change their behavior and enter treatment, while motivational incentives use positive reinforcement to encourage abstinence from drugs. Outpatient behavioral treatment includes programs in which patients regularly visit a behavioral health counselor, often for individual or group drug counseling. Treatment may be intensive at first, with multiple outpatient sessions each week, and then transition to regular outpatient treatment that meets less often to help sustain recovery. Inpatient or residential treatment can also be effective, especially for people with more severe problems or co-occurring disorders. Licensed residential treatment facilities offer 24-hour structured and intensive care, including safe housing and medical attention, and generally aim to help patients live a drug-free, crime-free lifestyle after treatment."

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