Drug Rehab Semmes, Alabama

Rehab choices in Semmes can range from residential, outpatient rehabilitation, short-term rehab and many other types of treatment. Speaking with a drug counselor who knows the differences in treatment can be a helpful resource in choosing the right rehabilitation facility.

Drug and Alcohol Addiction Assessments and Evaluations - Semmes, AL.

Picking the correct level of care will mostly depend on your particular situation, including but not limited to your current employment status, support system, mental health history, and home environment.

This is where drug and alcohol abuse evaluations and assessments can be extremely helpful and in many cases necessary to ascertain the correct form of care that the individual should undergo in order to receive the best chances of recovery and the most effective level of care.

Thorough alcohol and drug abuse evaluations and assessments consider and examine a number of factors regarding the person's present status and substance use history. These factors may include the following:

a) Demographic information

This includes:

• Age
• Sex
• Ethnicity
• Culture
• Sexual orientation
• Level of education
• Living situation, who you live with and the quality of your relationship with them
• Financial stability
• Transportation
• Dependents
• Involvement with criminal justice

b) Physical Assessment

• Physical vitals and assessments
• Current mental status
• Former and current mental health issues, diagnoses, and symptoms as well as if there is a history of suicidal behaviors or thoughts, violence, and psychosis.
• Past treatments for your mental health conditions and substance abuse
• Your history of physical health, including psychiatric and medical issues, active prescribed medications, cognitive or physical disabilities, allergies, and more
• Toxicology to determine the level of the substances that are currently in your body
• Former and current substance abuse occurrences, including the substances you use, how long you abstained from them, the methods you use, how often you abused your substance of choice, as well as the purity and dose of the substance

After getting this information, the professionals should be better able to evaluate the situation as it is according to the unique situation of the patient. In the process, they will also direct you toward certain inpatient alcohol and drug rehab plans that will best fit your particular condition.