Addiction may start innocently enough, as elderly individuals in Maryland are likely not abusing drugs to get high, but rather may be using them to reduce physical pain or emotional difficulties. Senior citizens may struggle with the aging process and may use drugs or alcohol to cope with mental or physical distress related to illness, chronic pain, the death of a spouse or loved one, families moving away, a decrease in ability to engage in some activities, big life changes such as the loss of a job or change in living arrangements, increasing psychiatric issues, or social isolation.
Lower amounts of alcohol or drugs may have bigger effects, and tolerance levels may be lower. Older adults are also highly likely to have a comorbid medical or mental health concern, as the Psychiatric Times publishes that psychiatric illness and substance abuse likely co-occur in the elderly population at rates between 21 and 66 percent. Depression and anxiety disorders may be common in seniors who also abuse alcohol or drugs. Substance abuse may be a form of self-medication to temporarily reduce symptoms of mental illness, although in reality substance abuse will only serve to complicate treatment and make side effects of both disorders worse in the long run.
Recognizing when substance abuse is concerning is often the first step in getting necessary treatment for a drug or alcohol problem. In many cases, the individual may not recognize the need for treatment, and an intervention may be necessary. An intervention is a carefully planned meeting of loved ones and family members affected by a person's substance abuse. Often, the help of a trained professional is beneficial in the planning process as well as in the actual intervention.
The goal of an intervention is to help someone see the need for, and willingly enter, a treatment program. With older individuals, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) states that only one or two loved ones, particularly a spouse, child, close medical professional, or housemate, be involved in an intervention to avoid potential confusion and to reduce the chances of overwhelming the person emotionally. Motivational counseling and education on substance abuse and addiction may help someone gain the internal motivation to seek treatment and may be as effective for some people as a structured intervention.
As the need for elderly addiction and mental health treatment increases, more and more facilities are providing care options that cater to this specific demographic. There are usually two main types of treatment programs: those that are general programs and contain all ages, and those that are age- or peer-specific and tailored to certain populations. Just as teenagers may have special needs and mitigating circumstances, so might the elderly population. Sometimes gender-specific programs may be beneficial also.
Generally speaking, it may suit someone better to be in a treatment program with peers and other individuals in similar life circumstances. Since older adults may abuse substances for different reasons than younger ones, it may be beneficial to separate treatment programs for different peer groups.
Treatment options may vary depending on the level of care required and include:
The sooner you access professional attention, the better it will be for you. Reach out to any of the centers in Maryland and get ample, effective professional attention.
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Vivitrol, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse, Medications For Psychiatric Disorders, Prescribes Administer Buprenorphine And Or Naltrexone
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance
Services For The Hearing Impaired
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient Drug Rehab, Partial Hospitalization Or Day Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital Or Psychiatric Unit Of A General Hospital
Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance
Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages, Any Chinese Language, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Hospital Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization Or Day Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital Or Psychiatric Unit Of A General Hospital
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, Payment Assistance
Services For The Hearing Impaired
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Community Mental Health Center
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Trauma Therapy, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, State Corrections Or Juvenile Justice Funds, State Education Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Service Block Grants, Community Mental Health Block Grants, US Department Of Va Funds
Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish, Other Languages, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Korean
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Vivitrol, Halfway House, Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Prescribes Administer Buprenorphine And Or Naltrexone
Inpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Drug Rehab, Short Term Drug Rehab, Long Term Drug Rehab, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol, Outpatient Day Treatment Or Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Hospital Inpatient, Inpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Drug Rehab, Partial Hospitalization Or Day Treatment, Psychiatric Hospital Or Psychiatric Unit Of A General Hospital
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, State Corrections Or Juvenile Justice Funds, State Education Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Community Service Block Grants, Community Mental Health Block Grants, US Department Of Va Funds, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Detox, Buprenorphine Used In Treatment, Naltrexone, Vivitrol, All Clients In Opioid Treatment Program, Acamprosate, Buprenorphine Maintenance For Predetermined Time, Buprenorphine Maintenance, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse, Medications For Psychiatric Disorders, Prescribes Administer Buprenorphine And Or Naltrexone
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Detoxification, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol, Outpatient Day Treatment Or Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment, Computerized Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, Access To Recovery Voucher, Payment Assistance
Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Do Not Treat Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers, Motivational Interviewing, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
Services For The Hearing Impaired
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment, Computerized Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Motivational Interviewing, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Inpatient Drug Rehab, Inpatient Treatment Center For Adults
Group Therapy, Behavior Modification, Activity Therapy, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling
Medicaid, Medicare, Private Health Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds
Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Day Treatment Or Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Brief Intervention Approach, Motivational Interviewing, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Military Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Halfway House, Do Not Treat Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Inpatient Drug Rehab, Long Term Drug Rehab
Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Motivational Interviewing, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment, Computerized Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Access To Recovery Voucher
Services For The Hearing Impaired
Mental Health Treatment, Psychotropic Medication
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Mental Health Facility
Individual Psychotherapy, Couple Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Modification, Dual Diagnosis Drug Rehab, Trauma Therapy, Telemedicine Therapy
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, State Mental Health Agency Funds, State Welfare Or Child And Family Services Funds, State Corrections Or Juvenile Justice Funds, Other State Funds, County Or Local Government Funds, Sliding Fee Scale, Payment Assistance
Services For The Hearing Impaired, Spanish
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Naltrexone, Vivitrol, Disulfiram, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse, Medications For Psychiatric Disorders
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Day Treatment Or Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Motivational Interviewing, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Sliding Fee Scale
Services For The Hearing Impaired
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Detox, Methadone Maintenance, Buprenorphine Used In Treatment, Samhsa Certified Opioid Treatment Program, Buprenorphine Maintenance, Methadone, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse, Opioids Detoxification
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Detoxification, Outpatient Methadone Buprenorphine Or Vivitrol, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment, Computerized Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Community Reinforcement Plus Vouchers, Motivational Interviewing, Matrix Model, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, Trauma Related Counseling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance
Services For The Hearing Impaired
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Buprenorphine Used In Treatment, Naltrexone, Halfway House, Use Methadone Buprenorphine For Pain Management Or Emergency Dosing, Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Inpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Drug Rehab, Long Term Drug Rehab, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Brief Intervention Approach, Contingency Management Motivational Incentive, Motivational Interviewing, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Private Health Insurance, Access To Recovery Voucher, Payment Assistance
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Brief Intervention Approach, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Access To Recovery Voucher, Payment Assistance
Drug And Alcohol Treatment Services, Mix Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse
Outpatient Drug Rehab, Outpatient Day Treatment Or Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Anger Management, Outreach To Persons In The Community, Relapse Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling Approach, Smoking Tobacco Cessation Counselling, 12 Step Facilitation Approach
Cash Or Self Payment, Medicaid, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance, Access To Recovery Voucher, Sliding Fee Scale
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