title: ["Cold turkey" detoxification of drug, narcotic and chemical addicts conducted at the Occupational Diseases and Toxicology Ward of the Polish Center of Occupational Medicine in Poznan in 1986-1996].
abstract: In this paper we have discussed the method of the "pure" detoxification (without the use of any psychotropics) of patients addicted to drugs, narcotics and chemicals treated at the Occupational Diseases & Toxicology Ward of the WCMP in Poznań. The material includes 152 cases of addicted patients who were treated in the Ward in the period from 1986 till 1996. Our research proved that the applied method is safe for the patients. We also found that addicts sharing hospital room with general medicine, not addicted patients, experience a positive effects in the process of treatment and resocialization.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Chorób Zawodowych i Toksykologii Wielkopolskiego Centrum Medycyny Pracy.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mańkowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sikorski
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009294:Narcotics; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D011044:Poland; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012951:Socialization; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs