The Importance of a Continuum of Care in Addiction Recovery W hen people refer to a continuum of care, you
can imagine it as a single thread of treatment that begins when you choose to enter professional rehab and carries through to aftercare and beyond. In a continuum of care, patients generally “step down” to less intensive levels of care as they recover. In this model, your team personalizes and adjusts care to meet your unique needs every step of the way, including after you’ve left the facility. Imagine if a heart attack patient had their symptoms treated during the incident and was then sent home without cardiac rehab services or any
additional care. Most people would consider that a dangerous oversight. So many ways things could go wrong with possibly deadly consequences. Yet, people with substance abuse disorders frequently receive exactly that: fragmented care with life- threatening consequences as a result. An ideal continuum of care will have a wide array of services and specialties to meet the individual’s unique needs.
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