Q1. What are the various options for alcohol treatment in Oregon?

There are several options here. The mildest form of treatment is obtained through the outpatient treatment program. Here you won't have to live in the treatment center, but will have to visit the center for several days a week. The actual number of times you will have to visit will depend on the policies of the center. Then there is a day treatment program where you visit the center on an almost daily basis, but you continue living at home. This program is well suited for people who are having some obligations such as a job or an educational course that they do not want to let go as they are getting their alcohol treatment.

The other options are more stringent. There are options for inpatient treatment here, both with or without the detox program. The ones that have the detox program will medically cleanse the body from the alcohol that must have accumulated in it over the years of the addiction and then embark upon a counseling program that will help people come out of their dependency completely. The ones without the detox will only depend on the counseling program. They might have an affiliation with an outside center for detox which they will refer the patient to if his or her condition demands it.

Then there is the rehab program. This is a complete program that contains the detox and the counseling. The patient lives in the treatment center. Most centers do not make a differentiation between the inpatient detox and the rehab program.

But for people who are with the most intense forms of addiction, the treatment program known as the residential treatment program will be the most suitable. This is a program where the patient lives in a community format. This is not just a treatment program; it is a complete lifestyle changing program that shows patient how they can overcome their addiction and look at living a better life.

Q2. When does a detox treatment become compulsory during alcohol treatment in Oregon?

Usually detox treatment is not compulsory when you are looking for alcohol treatment in Oregon. But some centers will make it compulsory under certain conditions. If the patient has been with the addiction since several years or if the usage of the substance has been quite frequent and quite high in volume, an inpatient detox becomes necessary because the accumulated toxins have to be removed from the body if the treatment has to have any sustainable effect. Also, if the patient has been analyzed to have some chronic health condition, inpatient detox becomes compulsory. The same is the case for patients who are diagnosed with some mental conditions. This is because it is necessary to remove all incidences of the addictive substance (alcohol in this case) from the body of the patient in order to make it lose its craving for it.

Q3. Can I go for a holistic program for alcohol treatment in Oregon?

Yes, you may, but you have to remember some points. Remember that most of these holistic programs are run in private treatment centers, which means you will usually end up spending a lot more than with a state approved program. Secondly, you will have to fend for the payment and cost of the treatment yourself because there will be no state backing and you may also not get an insurance cover for such programs. But the most important thing is that the holistic programs are not yet approved by the state, which means you will be going ahead with a program that is not quite guaranteed to succeed.

In order to get a complete list of the qualified treatment programs in Oklahoma (actually on a nationwide basis) and to understand how these programs are conducted, you can visit the websites of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the National Clearinghouse where all these programs are clearly explained.

Go ahead with the holistic programs for alcohol treatment in Oregon only if you are completely sure what these programs will provide you with and you are sure that you will be comfortable with their implementation.