Redefine your expectations.

Firstly, if you start an addiction treatment program that offers outpatient care, you can keep or secure a job. Many programs at drug rehab centers like Cliffside Recovery offer flexible hours, so you can attend an outpatient rehab center in the evenings or around other professional or personal obligations. Legally, the Family and Medical Leave Act means they can't fire you if you have a job and thereafter get help for addiction. However, the time you take off for treatment is unpaid, so if you are the primary earner in your home, you might not be able to afford to take months off at a time. Cliffside Recovery stands apart from outpatient providers, with individual and group sessions available every day. You can attend twenty-one different group meetings each week, so you are sure to find something that works. What's more, you can get one-on-one counseling if you have a court order.

Because you aren't staying overnight or having meals prepared, outpatient drug and alcohol rehab is much less expensive compared to inpatient rehab. What's more, all health insurance plans are required by federal law to provide coverage for things like mental health treatment, which can often extend to the therapy you receive at an outpatient rehab center. Even in cases where it doesn't, it is very likely that your particular insurance provider will cover, at least in part, the cost of therapy and medications for outpatient addiction treatment. This means you must find the time and transportation to and from your outpatient rehab center.

With outpatient addiction treatment, there is a stronger emphasis on family integration. While in a residential or inpatient program, you are on your own, working with professionals and alongside people who are also going through rehab. But with outpatient drug and alcohol rehab, your close friends and family might be able to join you in things like family therapy, marriage counseling, or 12-step programs.