The Biology of Addiction: Substance Abuse Treatment

The group addiction treatment discussions that will be included in this portion of your eight week outpatient substance abuse recovery program at The Right Step will include learning more about the ways that drug addiction and alcohol addiction is physiologic.

You will learn about the genetic inheritance that predisposes a body’s chemistry to addiction, as well as more about the behaviors and habits that lead to a change in body chemistry and result in dependency on drugs and dependency on alcohol.

Recovering in Outpatient Addiction Treatment

Qualified instructors with a great deal of experience in helping people like you to recover from a substance abuse addiction will provide you with the information to understand that these changes in body chemistry consequently bring about the body’s susceptibility to becoming addicted to addictive substances and acquiring the disease of addiction.

During the minimum of three days per week while you participate in the outpatient addiction treatment program at The Right Step, you will learn that the addict’s body chemistry is now altered and therefore hyper-sensitive to all addictive substances

Addiction Treatment Locations

Residents of local Texas and New Mexico cities including Laredo TX, Midland Odessa TX, San Angelo TX, Abilene TX, Amarillo TX and Snyder TX often receive treatment for their addiction to drugs or alcohol through the Intensive Outpatient Programs at one of 20 convenient Right Step locations.

Outpatient Alcohol Treatment and Outpatient Drug Treatment programs are offered in Austin TX, Baytown TX, Beaumont TX, Conroe TX, Dallas TX, Euless TX, The Woodlands TX, San Antonio TX, Plano TX, Houston TX, Clear Lake TX, Ft. Bend TX, Pasadena TX, Wimberley TX, Albuquerque NM.

Residential Treatment centers in DFW, Houston and Austin are also provided for recovery from addiction disease, attracting individuals from Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Arizona and other areas of the United States to participate in recovery programs at The Right Step.

Drug Treatment and Alcohol Treatment Resources:

Addiction Treatment Information: Cross Addiction

Addiction Treatment: Biological Responses

Substance Abuse Addiction Treatment: Brain Neurotransmitters

Biology of Addiction: Physiological Responses

Substance Abuse Treatment: Pill Addictions

Addiction Treatment Information: Stimulants and Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse and Alcohol Abuse Treatment: Narcotics

Substance Abuse Addiction Treatment: Drug Classes

Treatment for Drug Addiction: Progressing in Addiction Recovery