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When to Get Help for Dangerous Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms

When is it necessary for someone to get admitted into an alcohol detox center? Anyone struggling with alcohol withdrawal syndrome may need this treatment. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a set of symptoms that arise when someone that’s physically dependent on alcohol suddenly stops drinking or reduces their intake drastically. The brain changes with prolonged and…

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Dangers of Dealing with Heroin Withdrawal Cold Turkey

For people with heroin addiction, it can be difficult to stop or slow down substance use. Heroin detox centers exist because, after a certain point in the development of heroin addiction, it becomes almost impossible to quit the substance and go through heroin withdrawal cold turkey. The body becomes chemically dependent on heroin, and detox…

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How Residential Treatment Supports Addiction Recovery

How do residential addiction treatment programs support addiction recovery? In the first place, it’s not only residential treatment that helps make inroads for addiction recovery. Addiction treatment, in general, helps patients focus on healing from their substance use disorders. However, residential treatment provides some of the highest levels of rehab services for patients working on…

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Finding Help for a High-Functioning Alcoholic

Will high-functioning alcoholics benefit from going through alcohol addiction treatment programs? Yes, because it’s still an addiction despite problems with drinking alcohol being of different intensities and being called by different names. Whether it’s heavy drinking or high-functioning alcoholism, alcohol addiction treatment will help. Most people will picture an alcoholic as someone who obviously drinks…

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Benefits of a Suboxone Treatment Program

For many people, it may be difficult to understand how a medical detox facility fits into addiction treatment. Some patients may push for an at-home detox process before getting admitted into an addiction treatment center. They may want to skip going to a medical detox center. However, some patients will require medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and…

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How Methadone Works for Addiction Treatment

What is the purpose of a medical detox center, especially when it comes to addiction treatment? Some patients will need the expert care and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) provided by a medical detox center, but some won’t. It all depends on the severity of their addiction and whether or not they have co-occurring issues. Going to…

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