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Addiction Treatment Medications: Should You Take a Drug to Quit a Drug?
Though it might seem odd to take new drugs as a way to quit old ones, addiction treatment medications, when combined with behavioral therapies, can help a great deal to keep you on the path of recovery. Learn more about what’s available and why they’re used.
No Relapse; Medications Used After Rehab Can Help
The initial weeks and months after alcohol rehab are a time of great temptation and cravings. Three commonly used medications can help to reduce the strength of cravings, and help you stay sober.
At-Home Opiate Detox: Medications Used to Reduce the Severity of Opiate Withdrawal Symptoms
Thinking about a home opioid detox? Talk to your doctor before you get started to find out more about a bunch of over the counter and prescription medications that can help to reduce the discomforts of the withdrawal period.
Sex Addiction Medications
An overview of the medications sometimes prescribed to help control the symptoms of sex addiction.
Medications in Drug Treatment
There are a number of pharmacological interventions that can be used to aid in recovery during drug treatment. Some medications used in drug treatment are used to minimize the symptoms and danger of withdrawal, some are used to offset the negative psychiatric effects of drug cessation, and some are used for long term sobriety encouragement as anti craving medications.
Should You Consider Disulfiram (Antabuse)? Learn the Facts, Benefits and Risks
Here’s how it works: take a pill each morning and know that for the rest of the day even a sip or two of alcohol will make you feel horribly ill. Need to quit drinking? Is disulfiram a good option for you? Read on to learn more about this FDA approved alcoholism treatment medication.
Lofexidine and THC – Medications to Treat Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms
While Lofexidine is not yet FDA approved, it is used in Europe to treat heroin addiction. Initial research results out of The New York State Psychiatric Institute suggest that combining Lofexidine with low doses of oral THC reduces the severity of marijuana withdrawal symptoms and relapse rates.