Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs may include detox for prescription pills; rapid detox from opiates with the medications subutex and suboxone and subutex; detoxification that is medically-managed; treatment programs for alcohol, cocaine, herion and methamphetamine. There are are inpatient residential, day-treatment and outpatient options, as well as 12 step programs and 12 step alternatives. There are programs for troubled teens, wilderness camps, and schools for teenagers struggling with early addiction.
There is no dictionary definition of substance abuse. Substance abuse is a growing issue in modern society, and it is characterized by overindulgence and/or dependence on mind-altering (psychoactive) substances that is harmful to a person or to others.
