Addiction medication is a
medicinal Claim that deals with the treatment of
addiction. Doctors that specialize in addiction
medication are therapeutic
masters who focus on addictive
disease and know how to prevent and treat such diseases. The
Specialty also crosses into other areas as there are various aspects of addiction. Some
Specialists also have expertise in internal medicine or family medicine which also
provides treatment
for an Addictive
disease that is usually related to substance use,
such as HIV infection and hepatitis. There is also another route of the specialization which is treated in the field of addiction
medicine and via a psychiatric
pathway.
Addiction is complicated and
difficult to overcome, but you don’t have to go through it alone. Addiction is a problem
that continues to grow in exponential rates. Addiction
therapy is a tool on the front line of the addiction epidemic and it
comes in many varieties, some more effective than others—depending on the
severity of the addiction.
To combat the rise in an overdose of addiction, medications and
psychotherapeutic
options are available to people who need help with a substance use
disorder.
Addiction may be a complex
and chronic disease but it’s one that can be treated with effective recovery
treatment. Some treatment options address addiction directly and
provide coping mechanisms to help you deal with cravings and triggers without
relapsing. In many cases, treatments
are centered on helping you form relapse prevention strategies with which you
can safeguard your sobriety.
Other treatment
can be focused on underlying issues that may contribute to or worsen a substance use
disorder. Addiction
treatment can also be split into two other categories:
evidence-based treatments and alternative therapies. Treatment plans should be
grounded in evidence-based studies, but there may a time and a place for
alternative treatments in certain situations.
Rehabilitation
is the act of restoring something with the step-by-step process that helps
people to recover. The purpose of rehabilitation
is to restore some or all the patient's physical, sensory, and mental
capabilities that were lost due to psychoactive
substances. The main goal is to help people which effectively
changes their life event. Drug
and alcohol
addiction rehab can address the brain issues to remove the need to
self-medicate and prevent mental
disorders from triggering an eventual relapse. The general intent is
to enable the patient to confront substance
dependence and cease substance
abuse to avoid the psychological causes, especially by extreme abuse.
Though the addiction epidemic becomes
direr every year, countless people get the help they need and achieve lasting sobriety.
Addiction Counselling
is an important role in most of the recovery programmes such as addictive
disorders, mental health
and behaviour
disorders. This works by providing a confidential and safe
surrounding where the addicts/affected
person can share their experience which they went through. It usually takes in
form of therapy
between the addicts
and the counsellor or therapist. It also takes place in a group where a group
of recovering
addicts will meet with one
or more counsellor. This Addiction
Counselling helps them to regain their strength, relearning old
skills, or finding new and different ways of doing things.
Psychosis
is generally distinguished as the impaired relationship the person faces with
reality where they are not aware of the behaviour
cause of their abnormal thinking and perceptions. It is a mental disorder
that disconnection from reality with possible symptoms includes delusions,
hallucinations, talking incoherently and agitation. It is a serious illusion
disease which a person faces through. Addicts who affected with
psychosis experience loss of motivation and social withdrawal. Psychosis
may also cause people to hurt themselves or others which are a frightening
experience. Each case faced by psychosis
illness is different and the exact reason for their behaviour
is not always clear.
Substance
abuse and dependence are the common disorders that come to our mind
when we hear about the addictive
disorder. This addictive
disorder alters the brain’s ability to send and receive chemicals
called neurotransmitter. The abnormal behaviour of a person can be seen when
they are affected by mental
illness. People with addictive
disorders may be aware of their problems but they are unable to stop
it though they want to end it. This affects them mentally which leads to
preventable illnesses and premature death. These disorders can be treated if it
is under proper observation and medical treatment.
Addiction is a chronic
disease that affects the brain in complex ways that contribute to compulsive
and uncontrollable use which can occur in many forms. Often referred to as
process addiction or
non-substance addiction,
behavioural
addictions can occur with all the negative consequences in a
person’s who engages in a particular behaviour repeatedly. The person struggles
with physical health or mental health issues because of the behaviour and the
inability to stop it. Behavioural
addictions are associated with impulse control that affects the
neural circuitry of the brain's reward system. The Behaviour
addiction differs from person to person which makes predicting the
defect becomes impossible. It can also be treated with some programs focuses on
rehabilitation and recovery rather than detoxification
Addiction
Psychiatry involves treating the mental
illness based on modern medicine and treating individuals living
with chemical dependencies. A person struggling with their mental health may
experience stress,
depression,
anxiety,
ADHD,
and other mental
disorder are diagnosed and treated with Addiction
therapies, counselling and medication. Addiction Psychiatrists
plays a major role during detoxification, as it is the first phase of addiction
treatment when addicts are safely weaned off dangerous substances.
Mental health is a level is a psychological well-being or an absence of mental
illness. It should be treated with care because mental health addiction affects the
brain and its neurons. The mental illness when it comes to addiction
treatment, Psychiatrists have to diagnosis and treatment of
psychiatric disorders which may be present before the addiction or the addiction may trigger or
make a mental disorder worse.
Traditional
Approaches for Addiction
like Yoga, Meditation commonly called mindfulness therapy which is popular
recovery technique that is often used to promote self-awareness. Many
individuals who recover from addiction feels they have lost in touch with their
bodies and mind because addiction serves to numb and disconnect the body and
mind. Yoga essentially a unification of body, mind, and spirit which makes it
so powerful. Traditional approaches like Yoga, Ayurveda and natural therapy are
being used to treat the individuals suffering from addiction and help them to
prevent relapse. Reduce withdrawal symptoms and drug craving. Many studies have
observed the effect of yoga and meditation on the fight-or-flight response
which may explain why it has been linked to improved immunity. The scientific
studies have provided evidence that these approaches reduce stress by
modulation of the stress response. Yoga act on this system by regulating and
balancing some of the stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline. the
practice of yoga may help to balance some parts of the brain and body that are
impacted by drug abuse in a natural way.
Drug
addiction is a complex neurobiological disease that affects a
person's brain and behaviour and leads to an inability to control the use of a
legal or illegal drug or medication. It is considered as a brain disease because
excessive use of drug changes the brain by increasing the dopamine secretion
and it induces the brain signals. Without proper treatment, these brain changes
can affect the lives.
The proper
medication for addiction
helps the process easier by easing the cravings and side effects. It can also
be treated with inpatient treatment plus a comprehensive aftercare program
where drug addicts
can find lasting relief from the ravages of chemical dependency, regardless of
how long they’ve been addicted.
Drug abuse
refers to the illegal and abusive use of substances
or drug. Alcohol is the most commonly used legal drug
where most of the individuals get addicted and abused to it. This drug
addiction induces the brain to consume excessive regular pills which affect the
brain and changes the structure of the brain. This uncontrollable use of drugs
triggers the limbic system to respond with intense feelings of pleasure. This
brain command produces a deep-seated desire to continue using of the drug. Alcohol
and drug
addiction therapy can help you re-write the effects of drugs
in your brain, learn to cope with negative feelings, and learn to avoid and
deal with cravings.
Substance Addiction
problems are very complex medical problems. The Substance like pills and other
common drugs which are used abusively causes severe effects on brain and addictive
substances alter the brain’s ability to send and receive chemicals
called neurotransmitters, which cause pleasure, meaning the drug user relies on
the drug, rather than his or her natural brain chemicals, for feelings of
pleasure. Anxiety and
depression are the other mental health condition which may play a
role when a person is addicted to the substance. The brain gets addicted to the
over-consumption of drug and when people stop consuming the substance, they suffer
withdrawal symptoms that can include shivering, severe headaches and sometimes
can even be life-threatening. Mental and psychological problems also occur
during drug
withdrawal. The proper recovery process should be carried out in
order to relief from the substance
addiction.
Addiction Pharmacology
makes the recovery process easier by easing the side effects and cravings
associated with withdrawal. The pharmacology of most addictive substances is
being studied extensively, not just for acute effects but also the mechanisms
that lead to drug seeking and addiction.
Some people continue to take medicine which leads to side effects and causes addiction. When the drugs
are consumed more these drugs can have serious side effects, including physical
dependence and tolerance. Ironically, the opiate addiction is
treated having some addictive
properties Many pharmacological agents began to explore the efficacy of
existing alcohol
treatments, and several medications are currently being used in alcohol rehabilitation and
more new medications to help treat alcoholism have been developed. Science has
produced a new anti-addiction
IM medication for the treatment of alcohol dependence which
is called VivitrolTM, injected version of naltrexone which is also recently
approved by FDA, thereby drastically reducing or completely stopping alcohol use for alcoholics receiving the
medication and attending active treatment programs.
Dual
Diagnosis typically refers to an individual person with a mental
disorder, co-occurring developmental disability and substance
abuse disorder. People suffering from a mental health illness may
turn to alcohol or alternative drugs to come out of that depression. The fields
of mental health and drug use recovery have different cultures where integrated
care can be challenging. One of the things that make dual
diagnoses so difficult to treat is that it is hard to know where
certain symptoms are coming from an integrated intervention the best treatment
for dual
diagnosis where a person receives care for both their diagnosed mental
illness. The causes for dual diagnosis
is difficult to approach as they can be caused in any way which affects their
mental ability and it is difficult to identify as the studies apply differing
criteria in defining developmental disabilities and their mental
illness.
Neurotoxicity
damages the brain and the peripheral nervous system, which is exposure to
natural or man-made toxic
substances. These toxins affect the neurons and alter the activity
of the nervous system. When an individual consumed addictive
substance, the body responds to the substance by influencing
neurotransmitter that affects the cellular membrane integrity. The treatment
approach to neurotoxicity is only by eliminating or reducing the toxic
substance by providing therapy to relieve symptoms or by providing support.
Addiction is a chronic
disease that affects the brain in complex ways that contribute to compulsive
and uncontrollable use. Unfortunately, the media’s portrayals of addiction often show
characters going through detox and then never having much of an issue with addiction again. You may
have to deal with cravings and triggers for years after your last dose. It’s
not just a matter of biology, there are a variety of factors that contribute to
addiction. During active addiction, your brain has
learned to seek drugs to relieve stress, pain, anxiety, and just to feel good.
Even when you know that a drug can be harmful, it’s incredibly difficult to
resist. Alcohol and drug addiction therapy can
help you re-write the effects of drugs in your brain, learn to cope with
negative feelings, and learn to avoid and deal with cravings. Drugs interact
with body and brain to alter emotions, behaviours and moods by changing brain
chemistry and a person’s perceptions.
Central Nervous System
consists of the brain and spinal cord which is affected by some neurological
conditions that are associated with substance use disorders.
The CNS gets slow down or speed up by the mind-altering drugs and the drugs
also affects the autonomic functions necessary for living, such as body
temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and respiration. The brain’s
neurotransmitters or chemical messengers get affect by addictive substance. From
a neurological point of view, addictive scatters emerge when a drug changes the
way the individual’s cerebrum feels the pleasure of
drugs.
The addictive drugs anticipate
the nerves in the mind by secreting dopamine a joy chemical
which affects their CNS normal function.