At-Home Addiction Care vs. Rehab
What's right for you?
Workit Health is a new way to do addiction recovery—bringing clinicians, recovery groups, drug testing, therapeutic courses, and more to the comfort of your home through our app. But how does it compare to traditional, inpatient rehab?
Rehab
Access from anywhere
Receive care through our app from anywhere in your state—no need to travel, take PTO, or arrange childcare. Our 100% online treatment makes evidence-based addiction care available to individuals in rural communities, cities without public transportation, and places with few in-person rehabs and providers.
Affordable
Workit Health's programs are about 1/10th the cost of residential rehab (made possible by the fact that our virtual program doesn't include expenses like housing, food, or facility maintenance).
Round-the-clock supervised care
Residential treatment provides supervised care day and night. This can be important when a person needs medical stabilization or is experiencing intense withdrawal symptoms. Workit Health's online treatment programs cannot provide this level of care.
Harm reduction-based
Workit Health is grounded in harm reduction. We support all recovery goals and celebrate safer steps forward. That's why we offer medication and why we don't punish or remove people who go off course or test positive for substances.
While there are harm-reduction-based rehabs and detox programs, it is also common for these programs to encourage and enforce total abstinence after a rapid taper, which can increase likelihood of overdose.
Medication
Study after study illustrates that people who take medication for alcohol or opioid use disorder increase their likelihood of long-term recovery and lower their risk of overdose. That’s why the medical community and governmental agencies endorse medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Workit Health providers can and do prescribe medications like Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) and naltrexone as appropriate to support recovery.
Some residential programs do include MAT, but many do not. And of those that do, it is common for medication to be used only as a short-term detox aid, rather than as a part of a stable recovery program.
Free at-home drug screening
Urine drug screens are an important tool in treating opioid use disorder, helping your care team to confirm that you're taking your medication correctly and to better understand your health needs. At Workit Health, drug screens are mailed discreetly to your home, and you complete them every month through our unique Video Drug Screening and Automated Drug Screening options.
At residential treatment programs, there will be more in-person oversight of your drug screens, which can feel invasice at times.
Peer support and connection
Connecting with others who are also in recovery has been shown to increase the likelihood of staying in recovery. At Workit Health, members build relationships in group follow-up appointments, recovery groups, and online communities. In residential treatment, people often bond with others in their cohort, and with people they meet in mutual support meetings.
Prompt access to care
Workit Health often has shorter wait times for appointments, and same-week appointments are often available. This helps individuals start treatment sooner, rather than waiting for an inpatient bed.
Flexibility in scheduling
Workit Health members can schedule appointments and join online recovery groups at times that fit their daily lives (rather than adhering to a facility’s strict schedule).
Science- and evidence-based treatment
Science- and evidence-based treatment refers to treatment that is supported by research. This includes several kinds of therapuetic interventions as well as medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and assessments.
A 2020 analysis of national providers found that half or fewer facilities offered medications for opioid use disorder or perform mental health assessments.
Workit Health's programs include MAT and regular assessments, as well as behavioral health support (in group appointments, recovery groups, and courses) that incorporates cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and family systems therapy, all of which are backed by extensive research.
Recovery at home, built into your daily life
Unlike inpatient rehab, Workit Health promotes long-term recovery by allowing individuals to receive treatment while remaining engaged with family, work, and other responsibilities.
In a 2020 study of people seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, only medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine or methadone resulted in significantly reduced risk of relapse. Inpatient care had no significant effect on this outcome.
Ease withdrawals
FDA-approved medications can keep you comfortable when you stop using or drinking and increase your likelihood of recovery. Workit Health providers can prescribe and recommend options to ease withdrawal symptoms. Many inpatient treatment facilities do offer these treatment options, but others do not.
Separation from a difficult environment
For some people, recovery is difficult when surrounded by the same people, situations, and triggers that they're used to. Residential treatment provides a separation from these elements, that can make it easier to get a start on recovery. Because Workit Health is an online, app-based program, it does not provide that kind of separation.
An important step towards your recovery
Making a decision to get help is difficult, and any steps you take toward recovery are important. Take the path that feels right for you!
What is Workit Health?
Workit Health offers a convenient, all-online alternative to rehab, done totally through the Workit app. Workit Health’s clinical programs for opioid and alcohol use disorder include medication-assisted treatment, support groups, and group coaching, from the privacy of home. Drug screens are mailed to your home and completed through the app, and medication is e-prescribed to your local pharmacy, when clinically appropriate.
What is rehab?
“Rehab” is the common term for residential or inpatient addiction treatment, in which the person receiving treatment stays in a facility full-time. This sometimes includes medically supervised detox. It is often heavily structured, and may include rules about phone usage, meeting attendance, sleep, and diet. Length of stay depends on many factors (including insurance and ability to pay), but is often 30 days or more. Some rehabs may prescribe medication, but many do not.
Who’s a good fit for at-home addiction treatment?
Many people know that they need help to change their relationship with alcohol or opioids, but feel stuck because rehab isn’t a good fit for their lives. Thanks to technological advancements and changes in telemedicine regulations, Workit Health is now an option.
People who want private & judgment-free recovery
Confidential, stigma-free treatment from home—no waiting rooms, no awkward conversations, just real support.
Busy professionals, parents, and caregivers who can’t put life on hold
Recovery that fits into your schedule, so you can get expert care without stepping away from work, family, school, or responsibilities.
People without easy access to in-person treatment
Live in a rural area? No transportation? No problem. Get the care you need without traveling to a clinic.
People who want science-backed medication and support
Access FDA-approved medication like Suboxone® and naltrexone, combined with expert guidance to ease withdrawal and cravings. No in-person visit required.
People who have tried traditional rehab and need a new approach
If inpatient rehab didn’t work or didn’t fit your life, Workit Health offers a fresh, personalized alternative.
People with co-occurring mental health struggles
Get addiction care that understands (and can treat) the anxiety or depression you deal with alongside your substance use.
Those seeking an affordable, insurance-covered option
Workit Health is covered by many insurance plans and offers cost-effective treatment that’s accessible and high-quality.
Anyone ready for a flexible and supportive approach
No one-size-fits-all treatment here—Workit Health lets you move at your own pace toward your recovery goals.
How to get started
Download the app
Download the Workit Health app, answer a few questions, and schedule your first appointment.
First appointment
Meet your dedicated licensed clinician in a 1:1 video call and discuss your recovery goals, care plan, and any necessary medication.
Pick up your medications
As appropriate, your clinician will e-prescribe medication to your pharmacy to relieve cravings and support your recovery.
Monthly group follow-ups
Connect with your provider, a coach, and other members on the same journey in shared follow-up visits each month.
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- 35k+ members treated since 2015
- Licensed providers, 100% online
- Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
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