Drug abuse/addiction rehabilitation

Once detoxification is complete, the drug abuser can start the rehabilitation and long-term recovery process with a clear head. Research shows that detoxification alone is not an effective treatment, and addicts who leave rehab immediately after detox with no further counseling or interventions soon abuse methaqualone or another mind-altering substance again. 

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The most useful modality for dealing with the societal aspects of opiate abuse (as well as some of the medical and personal aspects) has been methadone maintenance. In consideration of the pharmacology of opiate dependence 4,17,45,58,87,88,131,140,172,185 Dole and Nyswander 51 proposed that maintenance of opiate addicts on relatively large doses of oral methadone would inhibit drug seeking behavior, "block" the subjective effects of parenteral heroin injection because of the tolerance induced, break the needle habit because of lack of reinforcement by this route, and make the addict more available for psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation, breaking the cycle of crime and punishment. Methadone maintenance has been... 

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