Why are drugs needed in addiction treatment?!


Question:

Why are drugs needed in addiction treatment?

Can't the patients get by and get well through just therapy and counseling and going cold turkey? What is the medication for?


Answers:

The drugs are needed to help restore the functioning of the brain back to its normal state. The medication also relieves the patient of the craving for heroin or the drug that they were addicted to and suppresses withdrawal symptoms. By doing this, the medication ensures that the patient will have less reasons to go into relapse. The medication makes it easier for the patient to recover faster.




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