Treatment Settings

Various treatment formats, either in a live-in facility or through regular visits to a clinic, are designed for ongoing support, to help maintain recovery, and to prevent relapse. 

Our Invisible Addicts

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Older adults are often overlooked or even illegally excluded from treatment and support. A recent report found that 75% of residential rehabilitation centres had arbitrary upper age limits and had limited or no disabled access, and follows...

The American Society of Addiction Medicine Standards of Care

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This document is a useful resource for physicians that manage care services of patients with drug use disorders and its related consequences. It is intended to support quality improvement activities conducted by health care provider systems...

The next step towards a better life

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The purpose of this guide is to give people an idea of what you can expect when they have finished the process of detoxification. Ideas to help people stay away from alcohol and other drugs. Also explains the stages of the recovery, as well...

Diagnosis of Stroke Due to Cocaine and Its Complications

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Introduction: Cocaine is an independent cerebrovascular risk factor both for ischaemic and haemorrhagic events, above all among persons under 55 years of age. Report: A case report of stroke due to the consumption of cocaine is used to...