What Helps People Stay In Treatment?

addiction and alcoholism are believed to be a learned behavior that is masking a person's emotional or physical pain. There are almost as many treatments as there are addicts and alcoholics. Educate yourself before making any type of life-changing decison regarding alcoholism, addiction and substance abuse treatment.

Since successful outcomes often depend upon retaining the person long enough to gain the full benefits of treatment,

strategies for keeping an individual in the program are critical. Whether a patient stays in treatment depends on
factors associated with both the individual and the program. Individual factors related to engagement and retention
include motivation to change drug-using behavior, degree of support from family and friends, and whether there is

pressure to stay in treatment from the criminal justice system, child protection services, employers, or the family.
Within the program, successful counselors are able to establish a positive, therapeutic relationship with the patient.

The counselor should ensure that a treatment plan is established and followed so that the individual knows what to
expect during treatment. Medical, psychiatric, and social services should be available.

Whether a patient stays in treatment depends on factors associated with both the individual and the program.

Since some individual problems (such as serious mental illness, severe cocaine or crack use, and criminal
involvement) increase the likelihood of a patient dropping out, intensive treatment with a range of components
may be required to retain patients who have these problems. The provider then should ensure a transition to
continuing care or "aftercare" following the patient's completion of formal treatment.

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