addiction medicine
Substance abuse specialty
Addiction medicine is a medical specialty focused on preventing, diagnosing, and treating substance use disorders and related conditions.
Practitioners address dependencies on alcohol, opioids, stimulants, and other substances, often combining medication with behavioral therapies.
She completed a fellowship in addiction medicine after her residency.
- rock bottomLowest possible level
- inpatient rehabilitationOvernight facility-based recovery treatment
- methadoneSynthetic addiction treatment opioid
- naloxoneOpioid overdose antidote
- buprenorphinePartial agonist for dependency
opioid crisis · detoxification · cold turkey · withdrawal symptoms · outpatient therapy · drug counseling · harm reduction · family therapy · group therapy · psychoeducation · substance use disorder · antidepressants · case management · sober living · public health campaigns · naltrexone · antipsychotics · 12-step programs
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- medical specialtiescardiology, neurology, pediatrics, dermatology, oncology
- addictionsubstance abuse, drug dependence, substance dependency, substance use disorder, alcoholism
- addiction servicesrehab, detox, naloxone, Narcan, methadone
- Alcohol Recoveryalcohol recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous, AA, rehab, detox
- opioid addictionheroin, opium, morphine, fentanyl, codeine
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dermatology · orthopedics · ophthalmology · cosmetic surgery · preventive medicine
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