Medication in Treatment
October 13th, 2009
Medication in Treatment
Medications can be used to help with different aspects of the treatment process.
Withdrawal: Medications offer help in suppressing withdrawal symptoms during detoxification. However, medically assisted withdrawal is not in itself “%R_KEYWORD% treatment”it is only the first step in the treatment process. Patients who go through doctor assisted withdrawal but do not receive any further treatment show %R_KEYWORD% patterns similar to those who were never treated.
Outpatient Treatment
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