Buprenorphine Detoxification is only the first step in the recovery process. By itself, such detoxification does not guarantee long term abstinence. Therefore, it is very strongly recommend that following detoxification, patients also participate in an addiction treatment program. In some circumstances, this may also include a concurrent treatment program (for co-existing substance-related disorders and psychiatric disorders).

Patients are free to make their own arrangements for aftercare addiction treatment, or where appropriate, they may consider outpatient addiction psychotherapy at CDC, which includes twice weekly individual addictions psychotherapy, supervised urine drug testing, and medical follow-up as required. Once patients have completed the initial 10 sessions (at no extra cost), they may choose to continue their addiction psychotherapy with CDC (on a fee-for-service basis), or they may choose to continue their addiction psychotherapy with other addiction professionals or treatment programs.

At CDC we adopt an eclectic psychotherapeutic treatment approach, utilizing a combination of psycho-educational, supportive, motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioural, relapse prevention, schema-focused, and brief psychodynamic approaches.

Much emphasis is placed on addressing:

• Modifying one's lifestyle, including "people, places and things" in one's environment
• The addiction cycle and how to break this cycle
• Cross addiction, i.e., substituting one substance for another
• Use of substances as a form of self-medication (or self-soothing) to numb out or avoid certain mood or anxiety states, painful emotions and/or unresolved stressful life experiences
• Identifying triggers, conditioned cues, and high risk situations
• Dealing with cravings
• Dealing with boredom
• Coping and problem-solving styles (e.g., anger management, stress management, assertiveness, impulsivity, compulsivity, and "acting out" behaviours)
• How one views oneself (i.e., self-image), how one views the world, and how one views other people
• Social support systems
• Guilt and shame
• Loss of trust and credibility
• The impact of one's substance dependence on their relationship with their partner, children, other family members and friends, as well as on other important areas in their lives.