What Are the Medications Being Used for Addiction Treatment?
Question by darian f: What are the medications being used for addiction treatment?
I have an acquaintance who does heroin and have just started going to an addiction treatment program. I was surprised to know that they are being made to take medication. What is this for and what are the usual drugs that are used for addiction treatments.
Best answer:
Answer by alani ts
Methadone is the drug usually used for heroin addiction. Medication is needed in order to return the body and brain’s functioning back to its normal, healthy state. It also suppresses withdrawal symptoms and relieves craving, thus keeping the patient from wanting to take heroin again. Other medications used for addiction treatment are buprenorphine, naltrexone, and naloxone (for cases of overdose). There are also some other drugs that are being studied by experts to determine if they will be effective in the treatment of heroin addiction.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Brookhaven Retreat to Focus on Dangers of Substance Abuse in February
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
During the month of February, Brookhaven Retreat, a unique residential treatment facility exclusively for women with mental health and/or substance abuse issues, educates women about the dangers of prescription drugs. Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) January 31, …
Read more on San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Disulfiram: New Support for an Old Addiction Drug
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
Disulfiram is not an FDA-approved treatment for cocaine addiction, and in fact, there are currently no approved medications to treat cocaine addiction.. "Cocaine has proven to be a particularly difficult challenge from the perspective of medication …
Read more on Science Daily (press release)
Replacing Prison Terms with Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in …
Filed under: drug addiction treatment
Newswise — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Sending drug abusers to community-based treatment programs rather than prison could help reduce crime and save the criminal justice system billions of dollars, according to a new study by researchers at …
Read more on Newswise (press release)