Principles - hillscenterbd

Effective treatment attends to multiple needs.
Treatment needs to be flexible.
Remaining in treatment for an adequate period of time is critical for treatment effectiveness.
Individual and/or group counseling and other behavioral therapies are critical components of effective treatment for addiction.
Medications are important element of treatment for many patients.
Addicted or drug-abusing individuals with coexisting mental disorders should have both disorders treated in an integrated way.
Medical detoxification is only the first stage of addiction treatment.
Treatment does not need to be voluntary to be effective.
Treatment programs should provide assessment for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.
Recovery from drug addiction can be a long-term process.