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2. Treatment and management of addiction - Wikipedia

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   Treatment and management of addiction encompasses the range of approaches aimed at helping individuals overcome addiction, most commonly in the form of DSM-5 diagnosed substance use disorders, or behavioral addictions such as problematic gambling and social media addiction. Treatment is one of the recovery pathways that individuals can follow ...

3. Drug rehabilitation - Wikipedia

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   In addition, medically assisted drug detoxification or alcohol detoxification alone is ineffective as a treatment for addiction. [3] The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recommends detoxification followed by both medication (where applicable) and behavioral therapy, followed by relapse prevention.

4. New treatments are needed for alcohol addiction. Are drugs ...

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   Simmons said if it’s discovered that semaglutide helps treat alcohol addiction, there will still be questions to answer about how the drug would fit into treatment plans and promote long-term ...

5. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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   A 2012 study conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University concluded that the U.S. treatment system is in need of a “significant overhaul” and questioned whether the country’s “low levels of care that addiction patients usually do receive constitutes a form of medical malpractice.”

6. Addiction medicine - Wikipedia

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   Addiction medicine is a medical subspecialty that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, evaluation, treatment, and recovery of persons with addiction, of those with substance-related and addictive disorders, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances including alcohol, nicotine, prescription medicine and other illicit and licit drugs. [3]

7. Substance use disorder - Wikipedia

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   "Substance use pertains to using select substances such as alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, etc. that can cause dependence or harmful side effects."On the other hand, substance abuse is the use of drugs such as prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, or alcohol for purposes other than what they are intended for or using them in excessive ...