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Treatment Information

Finding the right treatment can transform lives. Learn about evidence-based therapies, medication-assisted treatment, and recovery support options available through Project Persevere partners—empowering individuals and families to make informed choices on the road to healing.
Types of Treatment

Types of Treatment Available

Understanding the different types of treatment available can help you make informed decisions about care for yourself or a loved one.

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

The most effective approach for opioid addiction, combining medication with counseling and support services.

Available Locally

Inpatient Treatment

24/7 medical supervision in a residential setting.

When Recommended

  • Severe addiction requiring medical detox
  • Multiple failed outpatient attempts
  • Co-occurring mental health conditions
  • Unsafe home environment
  • History of overdose

What’s Included

  • Medical detoxification
  • Individual and group therapy
  • Medication management
  • Educational sessions
  • Discharge planning
  • Family involvement

Outpatient Treatment

Treatment while living at home varies in intensity.

Levels of Outpatient Care

  • Standard Outpatient: 1–2 sessions per week
  • Intensive Outpatient: 3–4 sessions per week, 2–4 hours each
  • Partial Hospitalization: 4–6 hours per day, 5–7 days per week

Benefits

  • Maintain work and family responsibilities
  • Lower cost than inpatient
  • Apply skills in real-world settings
  • Longer-term support available
  • Community-based support systems

Specialty Programs

Mobile Adult Drug Court

  • Alternative to incarceration
  • Combines treatment with judicial oversight
  • Intensive supervision and support
  • Graduated sanctions and rewards

Mobile Veterans Treatment Court

  • Specialized program for veterans
  • Addresses trauma and military culture
  • Coordinated with VA services
  • Peer support from other veterans

Support & Recovery Services

  • Peer recovery support
  • Housing assistance
  • Vocational rehabilitation
  • Transportation assistance
  • Childcare support
  • Legal assistance
Insurance & Payment Options

Insurance and Payment Options

Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder is covered by most insurance plans under federal parity laws, which require equal coverage for addiction treatment.

Insurance Coverage

Private Insurance

  • Must cover addiction treatment under Mental Health Parity Act
  • Covers detoxification, inpatient, and outpatient treatment
  • May require prior authorization
  • Copays and deductibles apply

Medicaid

  • Covers comprehensive addiction treatment in Alabama
  • Includes MAT, counseling, and support services
  • Limited or no copays for most services
  • Covers transportation to treatment

Medicare

  • Covers addiction treatment for eligible individuals
  • Includes inpatient and outpatient services
  • Covers MAT medications
  • May have copays and deductibles

Payment Assistance

  • Sliding fee scales based on income
  • Payment plans available at many facilities
  • Financial assistance programs
  • Grants and scholarship funds
  • State-funded treatment slots

Local Resources for Payment Assistance

  • Mobile Metro Treatment Center (sliding fee scale)
  • Franklin Primary Health Clinic (FQHC)
  • Community mental health centers
  • 211 Alabama (resource referrals)

How to Check Your Coverage

  • Call your insurance company directly
  • Ask about addiction treatment benefits
  • Verify which providers are covered
  • Understand copays and deductibles
  • Check if prior authorization is required

If You Don’t Have Insurance

  • Apply for Medicaid if eligible
  • Explore Healthcare.gov marketplace plans
  • Contact treatment centers about payment options
  • Ask about state-funded treatment slots
  • Consider free or low-cost community programs
Treatment Journey

What to Expect in Treatment

Starting treatment can feel overwhelming, but knowing what to expect can help reduce anxiety and prepare you for success.

Initial Assessment

Every treatment program begins with a comprehensive assessment to develop an individualized treatment plan.

What’s Evaluated

  • Substance use history
  • Medical history and current health
  • Mental health status
  • Social support system
  • Housing and employment situation
  • Legal issues
  • Previous treatment experiences
  • Personal strengths and resources

Treatment Planning

Your treatment team will develop a personalized plan including:

  • Treatment goals
  • Recommended level of care
  • Medication considerations
  • Therapy approaches
  • Support services needed
  • Family involvement
  • Discharge planning from day one

First Days of Treatment

  • Orientation to program rules and expectations
  • Meeting your treatment team
  • Medical evaluation and medication review
  • Beginning withdrawal management if needed
  • Initial therapy sessions
  • Peer introductions and support group participation

Ongoing Treatment Activities

Individual Therapy

  • One-on-one counseling
  • Address triggers and coping strategies
  • Work through trauma or mental health challenges
  • Develop relapse prevention plans
  • Set and work toward personal goals

Group Therapy

  • Learn from peers with shared experiences
  • Practice communication skills
  • Give and receive peer support
  • Participate in structured therapeutic activities
  • Build community and reduce isolation

Medical Care

  • Monitoring if on MAT
  • Manage co-occurring health conditions
  • Routine screenings
  • Medication adjustments
  • Coordination with primary care providers

Educational Sessions

  • Learn about addiction as a brain disease
  • Recognize triggers and manage cravings
  • Develop healthy coping strategies
  • Learn about nutrition, exercise, and wellness
  • Build life skills and relapse prevention tools

Family Involvement

  • Family therapy sessions when appropriate
  • Education for family members
  • Communication training
  • Boundary setting and support strategies
  • Visitation policies and guidelines

Recovery Planning

  • Discharge planning
  • Continuing care recommendations
  • Support group connections
  • Housing and employment assistance
  • Community resource connections
  • Emergency and crisis planning
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Mind-Body Recovery
February 28, 2026

While it may seem new, incorporating mindfulness and yoga practices into recovery has been on the rise since these ancient practices were brought to the West from India during ‘60s and ‘70s. Even the 12-step, faith-based program Alcoholics Anonymous began including spiritual reflection and contemplative practices in recovery around that time. Cut to the present day, and you’ll find a range of faith- and nondenominational-based addiction treatment and services available to individuals seeking recovery, including those that incorporate holistic care such as yoga and meditation. Additionally, there is compelling evidence to support that mind-body interventions like yoga and meditation can be powerful complements to conventional care for various substance use disorders, including opioid misuse.

According to a clinical trial published in January of this year on the National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine’s PubMed site, a treatment center in Bengaluru, India, found that people withdrawing from opioids recovered from acute symptoms nearly twice as fast when traditional medication was paired with structured yoga practice. Participants practicing yoga on top of standard treatment with buprenorphine (a medication used to treat opioid use disorder and pain) stabilized within five days, compared with nine days among those receiving medication alone. The yoga group also reported markedly reduced anxiety, improved sleep quality, and better autonomic regulation (a physiological marker of stress resilience).

Beyond Detox

The Journal of the American Medical Association notes that opioid use disorder is not simply a matter of physical dependence; rather, it’s a multi-system dysregulation affecting brain reward pathways, stress systems, emotional processing and behavioral habits. Standard care often combines medication-assisted treatment with counseling and support groups, an approach that has saved countless lives. But relapse rates and treatment drop-outs remain high, leaving clinicians searching for additional tools to improve long-term success. This is where yoga and meditation enter, not as alternative treatments that replace evidence-based care, but as complements to reinforce physiological balance and emotional resilience.

Yoga engages breathing, posture and awareness, elements that tap into the autonomic nervous system, which governs stress responses. The Bengaluru trial’s findings that yoga enhanced heart-rate variability (a measure of parasympathetic “rest and digest” activity) suggest that these practices may ease the intensity of withdrawal and emotional agitation. Beyond withdrawal, research suggests that yoga and similar mind-body practices can improve outcomes across substance use disorders.

A systematic review published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that among randomized controlled trials (some involving opioid users) yoga was associated with improvements in anxiety, pain and craving when used alongside traditional therapies.

Meditation practices, whether focused attention, breath awareness or guided imagery, are increasingly studied as tools to rewire reward circuitry disrupted by addiction. These practices bolster emotional regulation and reduce stress sensitivity, which are factors that often trigger relapse long after detoxification ends. Studies show that people receiving group mindfulness sessions (including remote or virtual varieties) alongside medication treatment reported significantly lower opioid craving compared with those receiving only standard care.

Whole-Person Healing

For people emerging from the acute phase of opioid withdrawal, long-term recovery hinges not just on avoiding substances but on rebuilding life with purpose, resilience and balance. Yoga and meditation do not replace medication-assisted therapies, counseling or peer support, but evidence increasingly suggests they can enhance those pillars by addressing underlying physiological stress responses and emotional triggers. As research continues to grow, clinics, therapists and recovery communities alike are watching closely: bridging neuroscience with ancient practices may offer a new frontier in healing from one of the most challenging public health crises of our time.

Local Resources and Integrative Options

In Mobile County, Alabama, there is a broad range of treatment options, many of which are listed on the Project Persevere website’s Treatment Programs page. Below, find the list of a few that incorporate holistic practices with traditional therapies. Remember, recovery is not one-size-fits-all, and not every center explicitly lists yoga or meditation on its roster of services. Still, many coordinate with community partners or wellness professionals to help clients explore these practices as part of holistic aftercare or ongoing relapse prevention.

  • Vets Recover – Mental health therapy and support for substance abuse to veterans, first responders and their families.
  • AltaPointe Health – Outpatient substance use disorder treatment prioritizing pregnant women with intravenous substance use disorders, women with dependent children, individuals with intravenous substance use disorders, individuals who are HIV positive and all others with substance use disorders.
  • Bradford Health Services – Inpatient and outpatient recovery programs for substance use disorders, incorporating a variety of evidence-based approaches.
Explore Our Programs

Discover how Project Persevere’s initiatives are creating real impact across treatment, prevention, recovery, and community support. Explore our programs below to see how each one contributes to lasting change in the fight against opioid addiction.

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Wellborn Strategies + CiviConnections

Team Wellborn Strategies + CiviConnections develops and executes a multi-platform communications and paid media campaign that reduces stigma, raises awareness of treatment options, and strives to prevent new cases of opioid use disorder. The program includes polling and audience research, creative production, strategic media placement across digital and traditional channels, public relations, grantee coordination, and real-time campaign optimization.

Waterfront Rescue Mission

Waterfront Rescue Mission’s Recovery Readiness, the first of three phases in its LifeBuilder Recovery Program, addresses opioid issues in Mobile through a holistic, faith-based approach. By addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of addiction, they help individuals build a strong foundation for long-term recovery and sustainable life change.

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