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Drug addiction treatment

Drug addiction treatment is the medical and psychological treatment for drug addiction. There are two parts to treating drug addiction. The first is the medical part of safely withdrawing from drug misuse. It can be dangerous to come off drugs too quickly and a medically supervised drug detox may be required.

The lengthy part of the drug addiction treatment process is the rehab or rehabilitation which prepares the former drug addict to cope with a drug-free life. Drug addiction is a disease and it is not a simple matter of saying no; a drug addict will have a very strong craving for more drugs, and they need help in dealing with future situations to keep themselves drug free and prevent relapse.

Drug addiction treatment in the form of rehab usually occurs at residential drug treatment centres, but can be provides in the community as regular meetings. Ongoing care or counselling, is often beneficial in preventing relapse.

This Glossary article was created on 10th January 2010