What are the aspects of medical treatment of drug abuse?
• What are the Abstinence-Based approaches? • What is the Abuse potential of various drugs? • What is Mass communication and vernacular usage? • What is the role of pharmacists in preventing and recognizing prescription drug abuse? • What is the role of patients in preventing and recognizing prescription drug abuse? • What is the treatment of addiction to prescription CNS depressants? • What are the different methods of Drug testing? • What Are the Dangers of Abusing Medications? • What is the approach of public health practitioners towards drug abuse? • How should prescription drugs be disposed off? • What kind of medicine is OxyContin? • Can I take other medicines while I am using OxyContin for pain relief? • How can we reduce the damage caused by drug abuse? • Can I drink an alcoholic beverage while I am using OxyContin for pain relief? • What should I do when I no longer need the OxyContin for pain relief? • Are there any other special precautions I should take with my OxyContin? •
Medical treatment centers on two aspects: 1) breaking the addiction, 2) treating the health problems. Access may be limited to larger population centers and the social taboos regarding drug use may make those who need the medical treatment reluctant to take advantage of it. Patients may require acute and long-term maintenance treatment.
