What is Outpatient Drug Rehab?
Substance use disorder (addiction) can be treated through professional intervention. Treatment is offered in two main settings including inpatient rehab and outpatient rehab. Inpatient rehab lets people stay at the rehab center to receive their treatment while outpatient drug rehab provides the same therapies and treatments but the person can continue to live at home, giving more flexibility.
Outpatient rehab programs can be a main form of treatment or combined with inpatient programs to provide a greater continuum of care, which is usually followed by aftercare programs. Outpatient treatment programs for addiction can help you to overcome and heal from the issues that may be causing drug abuse in the first place
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Going To Outpatient Drug Rehab as a Union Member and Public Employee
You may have spent years building your career but when drug addiction takes hold, it can fill you with fear over what to do next and what implications it may have for your career. However, if you are unable to stop drug abuse by yourself, then the only recourse you have is to seek professional care. Outpatient programs can allow you to get accredited addiction treatment without putting you in a position where you can’t earn an income or take care of other responsibilities.
As a union member of a public employee, employee assistance programs such as Union First can help you to get the addiction treatment that you need while also providing you with key services to make finding the right rehab easier and treatment at a rehab that is covered by your health insurance plan.
Employee assistance programs such as Union First also work hard to advocate for their members, bringing to light the challenges that people with mental health disorders such as addiction face in the workplace, and helping to break down the barriers to treatment and the stigma that may surround seeking mental health treatment.
Job Protection During Outpatient Drug Rehab
Job security is of vital importance and it can be a deterring factor for someone seeking addiction treatment because they may fear losing their job while getting treatment. Substance use disorder is a mental health disorder and as such, a person with an addiction has job protection under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This means that you can seek inpatient or outpatient drug rehab treatment and you will be allowed up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year, giving you the time you need to get help.
Of course, if you need to continue to earn an income, then outpatient addiction treatment can allow for that and with FMLA, you won’t have to worry that you might get fired for having an addiction.
Union First Outpatient Drug Rehab + Job Protection
Union First can ensure that you are able to get addiction treatment without losing your job. The laws that ensure your job security will be enforced by Union First and we will make sure that the applications are properly filed so that you can get rehab treatment and overcome your addiction.
Our employee assistance program offers several important services including job protection, advocacy, individual case management, rehab placement services, access to a telehealth therapy network, and training modules.
Reach out to Union First today to become a member and benefit from our employee assistance programs that can assist you in getting drug addiction treatment while giving you job protection.
Click here for job protection & behavioral health, call Union First today at (855) 215-2023.