Substance Abuse Evaluation

Substance abuse or addiction has a heavy hand on a person’s life; it can deeply affect them on many levels, causing damage to their body, mind, and relationships. When a person’s substance use reaches the level that they are engaging in activities that endanger themselves, their health, or that of others it is time to get help.

A substance abuse evaluation is the first step in getting this help. This evaluation is a tool used to help determine the extent of a person’s misuse and abuse of drugs or alcohol and to determine how to go about treating a person to achieve the greatest success.