Definitions of Treatment Services
Detoxification
A "detox" is a residential program that provides assessment, diagnosis,
and medical treatment to stabilize people who are experiencing withdrawal
from alcohol or other drugs.
Detoxification Management
Some detoxification services are provided through a special contract
with Aroostook Mental Health Center and are available at selected Region
III hospitals (Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Washington
Counties). These hospitals are in addition to the ones listed under Detoxification.
When calling a contracted hospital, you may need a contact name or additional
information which can be found on the full entry on the web. You can
also call the Office of Substance Abuse Information and Resource Center
for this information.
Residential Rehabilitation
Residential rehabilitation programs offer substance abuse treatment
in a twenty-four hour residential setting for seven to twenty-one days.
Treatment includes lectures, groups and individual counseling.
Extended Care
Clients with extensive substance abuse or coexisting disorders of substance
abuse and mental illness may enter an extended care program, a residential
treatment program that offers treatment stays in excess of 180 days.
Intensive Outpatient
Nonresidential rehabilitation programs provide intensive and structured
substance abuse treatment, three to four days a week. The programs usually
last three or four weeks and may be conducted during the daytime or in
the evening.
Outpatient
This treatment model is non-residential. Outpatient programs offer individual,
group and family sessions, usually for an hour or ninety minutes once
a week.
Halfway House
Halfway houses are three to six-month residential programs that provide
support for sobriety, and prepare clients to re-enter the work force
and re-establish themselves in the community. The programs help clients
develop socialization skills and vocational needs.
Shelter
Shelters provide food, clothing, and lodging for up to twelve hours
a day. Shelter programs can also motivate people to seek and enter treatment.
Extended Shelter
An extended shelter offers structured residential treatment for people
who are on waiting lists for residential treatment or have completed
detoxification and need to develop a social support system to help them
remain sober.
Methadone Detoxification
This is a program that provides opioid detoxification. The detoxification
process involves the reduction of Methadone to a zero dosage upon discharge.
Methadone Maintenance
Under medical supervision, Methadone Maintenance clinics administer
opioid agonists, monitor dosages, and provide counseling to people
with a dependence on heroin or other morphine-like drugs.
