Treatment of Addiction

Published October 31, 2013

Treatment of Addiction – Defines integrated treatment andshows how to apply it in the treatment of the behavioral as well as traditiona addictions. Medical evaluation and treatment, …

The price of addiction: Treatment options for opioid dependence (Series)

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Opioid misuse can lead to an overpowering addiction consisting of a an endless cycle of craving, withdrawal and more use. Methadone is the most common medication used in the treatment of opioid dependence, either to heroin or prescription drugs. Read more on Portland Business Journal (blog)

Anti-Epileptic Drug Topamax Could Treat Cocaine Addiction

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The study is one of the first to establish a pharmacological treatment for cocaine addiction, for which there are currently no FDA-approved medications, according to Dr. Bankole A. Johnson, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of … Read more on PsychCentral.com