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Inpatient treatment, also known as residential treatment, requires patients to be checked into a controlled environment to overcome SUD. Patients will stay at a clinic or facility for intensive treatment day-to-day with medical staffing and emotional support.

Inpatient Rehab

1. Patient stays in the facility
2. Higher success rate
3. More expensive Disruptive to daily life 
4. 24 hr medical and emotional support 
5.  28 days to six months program 
6. Designed to treat serious addictions 
7. Designed to treat serious addictions  
8. No distractions of everyday life 

Outpatient treatment is less restrictive where patients come into a facility for regular treatment weekly and go about their day. Outpatient treatment focus on substance abuse education, individual and group counseling, behavioral and mental health counseling, etc. 

Outpatient Rehab 

1. Patient stays at home, but goes to treatment during the day
2.  Lower success rate 
3. More affordable
4.  Patient maintains a more normal daily routine Accessible to social circle support 
5. Three months to over a year program
6.  Good for someone with a mild addiction
7.  Good for someone with a mild addiction
8. 10-12 hours a week

The most common medications used for treating Opioid Disorders are:

• Methadone-  clinic-based opioid agonist that does not block other narcotics while preventing withdrawal while taking it; daily liquid dispensed only in specialty regulated clinics  
• Suboxone (Buprenorphine)- office-based opioid agonist/ antagonist that blocks other narcotics while reducing withdrawal risk; daily dissolving tablet, cheek film, or 6-month implant under the skin
• Vivitrol (Naltrexone) office-based non-addictive opioid antagonist that blocks the effects of other narcotics; daily pill or monthly injection