sobriety program

Addiction treatment plan

A sobriety program is a structured regimen designed to help someone overcome addiction to alcohol or drugs.

Programs vary widely—from residential treatment centers to outpatient counseling to peer-support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous.

Most involve some combination of medical supervision, therapy, and accountability measures: The court ordered him into a sobriety program after his third DUI.

recoveryRegaining what was lost
twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
AATwo-letter abbreviation
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higher powerTranscendent spiritual entity

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Categories

DUIdrunk tank, implied consent, breathalyzer, BAC test, blood alcohol level
rehabrehab, rehabilitation, drug rehab, inpatient rehab, detox
treatmentaddiction treatment, drug rehab, inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, rehab

Opposites

purpose/goal

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Harmful habitual intoxicant use

drug habit · party culture · binge drinking · drug use · alcoholism

approach to addiction

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Excessive emotional reliance on another

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relationship to substance use

sobriety programdrinking culture

Social norms around alcohol

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Family

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