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ADDICTION-COUNSELING5 MIN READ

Walk the ASAM Level-of-Care Call

Use ASAM-style reasoning to match level of care to multidimensional risk and engagement barriers.

Placement pressure Priya uses fentanyl daily, has depression symptoms, lacks stable housing, and says she will not go somewhere that makes her miss her court date. The safest plan must handle risk and real engagement barriers at the same time. ASAM reasoning Assess risk, fit intensity, reassess soon A level is not a reward or punishment. It is the setting most likely to manage the client's current risk and needs. One fact Daily fentanyl means residential. The recommendation is clinically defensible and more likely to be used. One loud risk starts the assessment; it does not finish it. 01 Safety…

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