The community-based addiction centers are normally furnished with the aim of re establishing and strengthening the connection of the addicted person with his family and the community at large. They utilize different types of treatment methods which include ayurveda, allopathy, naturopathy, homeopathy and yoga augmented with several other types of psycho therapies to enhance the determination of quitting drugs in the patient. These techniques also help in motivating the addict for a better and addiction free future. It also helps him to regain control over his situation. These centers offer treatment for various types of additions which range from cocaine abuse, heroin abuse, alcohol addition to methadone addiction etc.

There are several different training programs provided by these community based centers. For successful rehabilitation, an addict should seek for an appropriate treatment program from the variety of programs on offer, to provide him with favorable results. The involvement of family and friends offers better and positive effect on the treatment. For encouraging these initiatives, community based centers also organize various camps and rallies at regular intervals in the community they are associated with. These camps provide all the primary care including counseling, medication awareness and seminar meetings for the addicts. These meetings provide addicts with knowledge on how to stay away from drug addiction, how to lead their life normally and achieve freedom from addiction.

These addiction centers involve focused people who were addicts themselves or have experience of dealing with addicts in the past. Thus they are equipped with better and more effective solutions for the circumstances that might lead to this problem. These former addicts also provide the patients with better solutions on the situations they may be going through. However, unlike professional treatment centers they may not have specialized teams for a particular type of addiction. One major advantage is that they have emergency services where they, guide, support and also offer in detoxification programs in emergency situations.

The main objectives of community based addiction centers include sensitizing community people against addiction, involving other community members in the awareness campaigns and integrating this program in general community tasks. They also try to encourage people, especially youngsters to apply their skills for the welfare of the community against the addiction problem. They engage themselves in providing the services in various social setups which includes educational institutions, local health clinics, private household etc.

However, as these are organized by non-profit organizations, therefore the services provided are limited to the availability of funds in the organizations hands. Unlike other professional treatment clinics, they might not be fully equipped with all the tools and resources required for the treatment. However they are a welcomed idea for low income addicts seeking rehabilitation. The government is also trying to improve these programs by associating linking them with voluntary organizations that help to enh