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Routine Outpatient Treatment For those clients diagnosed with a Substance Abuse disorder, but not Chemical Dependency, Routine Outpatient Treatment (ROPT) will be provided. This group will meet two times a week for one and one-half(l ½) hours. The duration of the group will be a minimum of eight weeks. Groups will be primarily education focused utilizing topics such as, but not limited to: Pharmacology of drugs; Affects of drugs on the body; Affects of drugs on the family and community; Progression of addiction, The 12 steps; The Recovery process; Cravings and management; Building a support system; and Communication. A variety of teaching materials will be utilized including videos, lectures, role playing and written assignments. SAIL has also developed an entire treatment manual that provides continuity and quality materials for lectures and handouts. The manual will be available to all counselors within the program to provide an orderly progression of treatment. Clients will be required to attend three AA/NA meetings per week and family members will be encouraged to attend two Alanon/Naranon meetings per week. Family members will be required to attend a minimum of four multi-family groups during the program. Clients will also be required to attend individual sessions weekly with their counselor in order to allow for evaluation of treatment plan, further assessment, and working won treatment goals. Failure to attend the required number of AA/NA meetings or individual sessions will result in extension of ROPT. In order to complete ROPT, the client must have a minimum of 45 days of abstinence from mood altering chemicals, a temporary sponsor from AA/NA, and have been attending AA/NA meetings regularly for 45 days. The client will receive a minimum of 52 hours of contact. Urine will be tested on a regular basis through the probation department. All clients will be reviewed on a weekly basis in a treatment team meeting. Upon completion of ROPT, the client will be transferred to Continuing Care. Intensive Outpatient Treatment Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOPT) will be designed for the client who suffers from Chemical Dependency. It is designed to give the client the necessary skills in order to maintain long term sobriety. IOPT will consist ora minimum of eight weeks of intense treatment. The group will meet three times a week for three hours. The first one and one-half hour (1 72) will consist of education. The topics covered during education will include, but are not limited to Pharmacology of drugs; Affects of drugs on the body; Affects of drugs on the family and community; Progression of addiction; The 12 steps; The recovery process; Cravings management; Building a support system; and Communication. A variety of teaching materials will be utilized including videos, lectures, role-play, and written assignments. Again, the SAIL counselor handbook will be made available and use encouraged to help provide a smooth progression of treatment materials. The second half of the treatment session will be group therapy. The focus of group will be processing assignments. Most clients will be required to complete an autobiography and workbooks on the first three steps of the 12-step'program Many clients will be given additional assignments resulting