Read and provide follow-up responses to classmates’ initial answers
Read and provide follow-up responses to classmates’ initial answers or responses that integrate course theories with a practical application of the subject, offering a personal observation or experience, or referencing real-world examples, current events, or presenting current research on the topic.
Week 2 Topic 1 DQ#1
What are the benefits and drawbacks of treating an adolescent substance user in an inpatient facility?
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Re: Topic 2 DQ 1
A major step in seeking substance abuse treatment is chooing the type of treatment setting (inpatient or outpatient). Inpatient substance abuse facilities for adolescents usually offer a thirty, sixty or ninety day length of treatment. Recovery may be a difficult process for some adolescents and being away from home or their familiar surroudings can be even more difficult. Some of the benefits of an adolsescent inpatient substance abuse treatment program include being supervised by trained counselors, having less access to drugs, having time to focus on their addiction, having support from other adolescents in the treatment and receiving the treatment necessary to help them live healthier lives. Inpatient substance abuse treatment can help adolescents to build their self-esteem and confidence (Roemer, 2015). Adolescents can have the assurance of knowing that they are not alone in dealing with their substance use as others are in treatment for the same purpose.
Some of the disavdantages of adolescent inpatient substance abuse treatment include being in a structured environment (not able to come and go as desired), they may be there involuntarily (at request of parents or court ordered), their treatment goals may not align with their parents goals for treatment, confidentility and trust may be an issue. Whether adolescents are in treatment voluntarly or involuntarily, they desire communication and treatment that is non-judgemental (Roemer, 2015). Even thouh an adolescent may be in treatment seeking real help with their substance use, there is chance that they can be negatively influenced by others in the inpatient setting who may not be serious about treatment.
References
Roemer, A. (2015). Ethcal Issues Surrounding In-Patient Treatment for Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders: University of Victoria, Canada
Retrieved from https://clinmedjournals.org
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