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Substance Abuse Day Treatment

Programs that provide supervised, structured, full-day daytime activities which may include individual and group counseling, twelve-step meetings, social and recreational activities, educational and vocational services, a program for family members, relapse prevention services and a continuing care program for individuals who have problems related to substance abuse, who need treatment that is more intensive than an outpatient program but do not require twenty-four hour hospital care and are currently drug and/or alcohol free. Most participants attend day treatment programs eight hours per day Monday through Friday with part-day sessions on the weekends though some programs are available as little as five hours per day or as long as twelve hours per day.

Taxonomy Code: LX-845.810

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