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Drug Addiction Treatment Centers
Drug addiction is a treatable disorder.
Through treatment that is tailored
to individual needs, patients can learn to control their condition
and live normal, productive lives. Like people with diabetes
or heart disease, people in treatment for drug addiction learn
behavioral changes and often take medications as part of their
treatment regimen.
Behavioral therapies can include counseling,
psychotherapy, support groups, or family therapy. Treatment
medications offer help in suppressing the withdrawal syndrome
and drug craving and in blocking the effects of drugs. In addition,
studies show that treatment for heroin addiction using methadone
at an adequate dosage level combined with behavioral therapy
reduces death rates and many health problems associated with
heroin abuse.
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In general, the
more treatment given, the better the results. Many
patients require other services as well, such as medical
and mental health services and HIV prevention services.
Patients who stay in treatment longer than 3 months
usually have better outcomes than those who stay less
time. Patients who go through medically assisted withdrawal
to minimize discomfort but do not receive any further
treatment, perform about the same in terms of their
drug use as those who were never treated. Over the last
25 years, studies have shown that treatment works to
reduce drug intake and crimes committed by drug-dependent
people. Researchers also have found that drug abusers
who have been through treatment are more likely to have
jobs.
Types of Treatment Programs
The ultimate goal of all drug
abuse treatment is to enable the patient to achieve
lasting abstinence, but the immediate goals are to reduce
drug use, improve the patient's ability to function,
and minimize the medical and social complications of
drug abuse.
There are several types of drug
abuse treatment programs.
Short-term methods last less than 6 months and include
residential therapy, medication therapy, and drug-free
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