Which term is the general framework for organizing treatment and recovery services?

• A. Categories of substance use
• B. Etiology of substance related disorders
• C. Sociocultural view of etiology
• D. The treatment and recovery continuum of care

Answer: (D)

Organizing treatment and recovery services across different stages is described by a continuum of care. This approach treats care as an ongoing process that spans prevention, early intervention, active treatment, transition between settings, and ongoing recovery support. By mapping services along this continuum, providers can coordinate assessments, referrals, and follow-up across settings—outpatient, inpatient, residential, and community supports—so individuals receive appropriate help at each stage and can move consistently toward sustained recovery. The other terms point to what substances are or why they occur, not to how services are structured or delivered, so they don’t describe a framework for organizing care.