Addiction Counseling Glossary

The psychological phenomenon where a single lapse in sobriety leads to feelings of failure and often to complete relapse...

The systematic development of ongoing support services and treatment arrangements for clients transitioning from intensi...

Treatment using medications that activate the same brain receptors as the substance of abuse but in a controlled, therap...

A twelve-step support program specifically for families and friends of people with alcohol addiction.

Standardized assessment tool determining appropriate level of addiction treatment care based on patient needs.

Early intervention services for individuals with substance use risk factors but who do not meet criteria for substance u...

Outpatient addiction treatment services providing less than 9 hours of programming per week, typically including individ...

Intensive outpatient addiction treatment providing 9+ hours of programming per week while allowing clients to live at ho...

Intensive outpatient treatment providing structured programming for at least 9 hours per week.

A specific ASAM treatment level designating clinically managed low-intensity residential services for addiction treatmen...

Clinically managed high-intensity residential treatment with 24-hour structure but without medical monitoring.

Clinically managed high-intensity residential addiction treatment providing 24-hour supervision with medical services av...

Medically monitored intensive inpatient addiction treatment with 24-hour nursing care and physician availability.

The highest intensity level of addiction treatment care requiring 24-hour medically managed inpatient services.

Medically managed intensive inpatient treatment providing 24-hour medical care and addiction treatment services.

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - standardized screening instrument for detecting harmful alcohol use patterns...

Laboratory analysis of biological indicators to assess substance use, treatment response, or physiological changes relat...

A comprehensive evaluation examining biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to a client's substance...

Comprehensive framework examining biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to substance use disorders.

Partial opioid agonist medication used in opioid use disorder treatment and pain management.

Brief screening questionnaire for alcohol problems using four key questions about cutting down, annoyance, guilt, and ey...

Quality standards certification from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities for addiction treatmen...

Standardized assessment tool for measuring alcohol withdrawal severity and guiding medication management.

Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Benzodiazepines, a standardized tool for monitoring benzodiazepine withdraw...