Treatment guides

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What Is Medical Detox?

What happens in medical detox, how long it lasts, and why alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal need medical supervision.

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Levels of Addiction Treatment

Plain-language guide to detox, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient care.

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Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

How buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone treat opioid and alcohol use disorder, and where to get them.

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How to Pay for Rehab

What Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance cover for addiction treatment, plus sliding-scale and state-funded options.

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How to Help a Loved One With Addiction

Practical steps for families: what to say, how to find treatment, naloxone, and support for yourself.

Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.