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Drugs & Medications for Treating Addiction
If you start on medication, remember that it is important not to stop taking it abruptly. Certain drugs must be tapered off under the supervision of a doctor or bad reactions can occur. Make sure you talk to the doctor who prescribed your medication before you stop taking it. If you are having trouble with side effects, it’s possible that they can be eliminated by adjusting how much medication you take and when you take it.
Most insurance plans, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs), will cover treatment for mental health disorders. Check with your insurance company and find out. If you don’t have insurance, your local city or county government may offer mental health care at a public mental health center that charges people according to how much they are able to pay.
Addiction Drugs & Medications
This list of drugs and medications are often used to treat addiction. While we have attempted to include most of the drugs, there are likely some that we have missed. Also, this list and any information related to drugs and medications on this website should ONLY be used as supplemental information, and should in no way be used in place of your physician or healthcare practioner.
Diagnosis
While a definitive addiction diagnosis often occurs after being evaluated by an addiction counselor, psychologist or psychiatrist, the first step usually starts with a family doctor. Blood tests, while often used to determine use a particular substance in the recent past, are not used to actually diagnose addiction.
Learn more about addiction diagnosis
Questionnaire
These simple questionnaires are designed to help you determine if you have symptoms of addiction and could benefit from professional help.
Therapy
Treatment for drug dependence or abuse starts with pinpointing the problem. And, although “denial” was once considered as an addiction symptom, modern studies now show that addicted people are actually much less likely to deny the problem if they receive respect and empathy from other people instead of when they are “confronted” or forced into admitting it.
Progress Tracker
Track your addiction / substance abuse symptoms to identify patterns and help with your treatment plan. Our progress tracker can be printed or even shared with your healthcare professional electronically.
Progress tracking for addiction / substance abuse
Addiction Questionnaires
These simple questionnaires are designed to help you determine if you have symptoms of addiction and could benefit from professional help.