Benzodiazepines are a class of prescription drugs used to treat insomnia, stress, anxiety disorders and panic attacks. These medications are meant for short-term use only. When taken over a long time, they can be addictive. Doctors are aware that these types of medications have the potential to be abused, especially if they are taken with…
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Behavioral therapy is an approach to treatment which calls on clients to change their actions by first changing the way that they think. Treating addiction behaviorally means helping clients to understand that what they think determines how they behave. When a person is caught up in a cycle of addiction, they no longer have control…
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As a hard-working business professional, you are used to making decisions and taking charge of a situation. Dealing with a drug or alcohol addiction is similar, but only up to a point: you can take charge of the decision to seek help and choose a luxurious treatment facility but in order to achieve long-term recovery,…
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If you think you may be addicted to opiates, you are not alone. Opiates are narcotic drugs that are prescribed for treating pain. When narcotics are used only to manage pain, are used according to doctors’ orders and are taken at the lowest dosage possible for the short term, they are unlikely to become a…
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Addiction is a type of chronic disease where you can’t take a “one size fits all” approach to treatment. It simply doesn’t work for people who need help to get clean and sober. If this were the type of illness where a doctor could take a blood sample or conduct some other type of standardized…
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