Overview of pharmacologic treatment approaches for alcohol and other drug addiction. Intoxication, withdrawal, and relapse prevention.
Medication plays an increasingly important role in the treatment of alcohol and other drug addictions, in part because many patients do not respond to existing psychosocial treatment alone. This article provides a conceptual overview of current pharmacologic treatment approaches, and covers all three aspects of drug abuse--intoxication, withdrawal, and relapse prevention.
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Treatment Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Maryland.
D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000188:drug therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011041:Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation