How do you ensure that patients aren’t using while in the program?
The first step toward sobriety is to understand the necessity of abstinence from all mood-altering chemicals. To assist patients to remain chemically free, the staff will perform random urine screens for drugs and/or Breathalyzer tests for alcohol. Patients are expected to comply with these screens, as a missed screen will be taken as a ‘positive’ screen. Refusal could result in discharge from the program.