title: Delivery of essential services to alcoholics through the "continuum of care".
abstract: To provide for the delivery of essential and comprehensive services for alcoholics, a well-developed continuum of care encompasses the following services: an information and referral, or diagnostic, center; detoxification or receiving center; primary rehabilitation; extended rehabilitation; residential intermediate care; outpatient care; a family program; and an after-care program. All of these services are geared toward the ultimate goal of assisting the alcoholic to live independently in the community and to utilize a variety of positive coping devices while remaining abstinent from beverage alcohol.
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005196:Family Therapy; D006208:Halfway Houses; D006296:Health Services; D006801:Humans; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers