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How to Beat a Prescription Drug
Addiction
Are you a victim of prescription drug addiction? Or do you have a loved one who is
battling an addiction to medication? If so, there is hope for treatment. Patients have
to undergo prescription drug addiction rehab to break the unhealthy habit. Get help
from a prescription drug addiction specialist so that they can help minimize the
withdrawal symptoms and walk you through the journey to recovery.
Don’t try to break the habit on your own. The chances are that you may not succeed
at saying no to the medication. Also, some drugs cause severe withdrawal symptoms
when one tries to quit. Therefore, you may need to undergo a medical detox and get
medicine to manage the withdrawal symptoms during the recovery period.
Most rehab programs combine medication with behavioural therapy. Patients get
treatment and also undergo therapy that helps them from suffering a relapse in the
future. The counselling can also help address emotional or psychological issues such
as trauma, anxiety, stress, depression, and other problems which often prompt drug
abuse.
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