There are a number of different addiction treatment methods available to a person, ranging from those you can exercise in the comfort of your own living room to those you must leave home for several months for. No two cases of addiction are identical. They are as varied and diverse as people themselves, and for that reason, many different treatment options need to be available.

The most widely recognizable of these treatment methods is a rehabilitation program. With options ranging from one month to three months, inpatient rehab programs house the addict, detox them and give them counseling and therapy to prepare them for a life of sobriety. The most important thing this treatment method does is give the addict safety and monitoring from the object of their addiction. Outpatient addiction treatment is a similar treatment method, but instead of living in a treatment center, the addict continues to live at home and regularly attend counseling sessions and meetings.

For those who attend rehab and need additional support once they complete the program, or for those who have been through addiction treatment in the past and require a safe place to revisit what they learned in treatment, halfway houses or sober living houses are available through addiction treatment programs. These facilities simply provide a living arrangement at the treatment facility, with access to counselors and therapists, where the recovering addict can still function in their day to day life but be much closer to support and assistance.

An addict may also seek the services of a private addiction counselor. There are private mental health counselors who are able to help clients through any grievous or difficult life situation, and plenty who specialize in addiction and substance abuse. And if it is support that a recovering addict needs, volunteer sponsors and local support groups are available in almost every community to foster the need for an understanding support system.