Addiction treatment approaches – 1: Challenges confronting voluntary treatment compared to coercive treatment
The need to have efficient treatment approaches for substance abuse and ways to attract patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) to addiction treatment facilities remains a moot point among both policymakers and medical practitioners. Research suggests that effective addiction treatments are congenial, accessible and supportive in nature. However, the norm governing the approaches to treatment […]
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Identifying drug paraphernalia that may invoke intense cravings
The saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” can’t be truer than in the case of drug lovers who find ways and means to satisfy their cravings. They even use equipment to produce, consume or conceal illicit drugs and have a safe route to pleasure. The use of such equipment is known as drug […]
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Break the ice to dissuade substance abuse
When parents feel that their child is susceptible to the lure of drugs or is intricately involved in drug abuse, a conversation with him or her on this important subject in an appropriate manner is of utmost importance. Since adolescence is a tricky phase, even the best behaved child may face the challenge at one time […]
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