Drug Paper - Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

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Introduction
The nation's number one health problem is the addiction to alcohol in conjunction
with other drugs. Behold, the addiction can be effectively treated and managed in various
treatment facilities. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is the name of the Treatment facility
under our discussion. For over 70 years, Hazelden Betty Ford's treatment facility center has
been in existence and at the forefront in providing lifesaving, specialized services, and
compassion to help people walk through addiction and find freedom (White, 2015).
Nonetheless, the facility is well known for offering counseling to alcohol and other drugs at
large. To help understand the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, below are a detailed
discussion of the various aspects of inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, detox, and
special population.
Inpatient Treatment
Inpatient treatment helps in providing the highest levels of rehab services to the
victims diagnosed with addiction as a result of drugs and alcohol (Timko et al., 2019).
Consequently, inpatient treatment is associated with medical detox, together with integrated
mental heal services. These services are referred to as inpatient drug rehab programs. At our
facility of discussion (Hazelden Betty Ford), with a good understanding of the victims'
situation, it necessitates the beginning of the impatient treatment for the substance abuse
(Timko et al., 2019). The medical team within the facility helps in evaluation of the medical
health, mental and chemical usage that helps them in designing of individual rehab plan.1
Additionally, if permission granted at this juncture, the care providers in the facilities will not
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hesitate to talk with the members of the patient's family for consultation in addressing
patients' needs and challenges. However, since addiction is termed a disease and involves a
process to heal, at the Hazelden facility, they offer a team that always walks together with the
patients through the holistic healing journey. Such team members ma includes physician,
nurses, psychologist, nutritionist, among others.
Outpatient Treatment
Unlike in inpatient treatment, which causes many distractions in terms of work
schedules, school attendances, and keeping one away from the responsibilities, when one
thinks of all this, the ideal options lie to the outpatient treatment (White, 2015).2 Also,
outpatient treatment sounds the most effective treatment since it depends on the patient's
severity of the abused substance and other related health and mental complications.
Consequently, outpatient treatment is categorized into two, high intensity and low-intensity
patients (White, 2015). High-intensity patient categories are those with a maximum level of
alcohol and drug addiction. In contrast, low-intensity patient categories require limited
clinical care since their addiction rate is not severe.
Similarly, outpatient treatment does well for those with mild and moderate symptoms.
Concerning this, Hazelden facility offers different outpatient rehab levels so as they can be
able to transit progressively from those who have intense therapy to less intense therapy
providing a way of managing patients' recovery even in limited clinical support (White,
2015). Furthermore, there are set days in a week in the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation,
where patients tend to go for the services since they cannot be monitored 24/7.
Detox
Detoxification is a process involved in the flushing of abused substances in the body
and enhancing the management of the withdrawal symptoms (Glaser, 2015). Drug detox
counts as the first stage to the recovery of substance use and the disorders. Detox helps in the
2 Ibid