Alcohol, opioid, and other substance addictions can ruin your health, mental well-being, and quality of life. If you’re dependent on one or more of these substances, speak to Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine’s board-certified addiction medicine expert, Oluwole Popoola, MD, FASAM, and his team in Allen, Texas. They can help you overcome your addiction using medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and psychotherapy. Call Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine today or book an in-person or telehealth appointment online to benefit from outstanding addiction medicine treatment.
What is addiction medicine?
Addiction medicine is a branch of medicine that assists those who are dependent on substances like alcohol or opioids, including heroin and strong prescription painkillers. Addictions develop when mood-enhancing substances release feel-good chemicals like dopamine in your brain. You want to recapture the pleasant feeling, so you use the substance again, eventually becoming dependent on it to get through the day. Some people become addicted to medicines they receive on prescription, particularly opioid pain drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine. They must take increasingly large doses to achieve the feeling they crave because their body gets used to the drug.
Could I benefit from addiction medicine treatment?
You could benefit from treatment if you regularly misuse one or more substances and can’t stop yourself. Drug and alcohol addiction often results in family and relationship breakdowns, job loss, severe financial difficulties, and even homelessness. Continued substance misuse can also cause mental and physical health problems, including depression, anxiety, heart disease, and liver failure.Despite the potential hardships, stress, and dangers of a deadly overdose, people with addictions can’t control their behavior. Addiction medicine treatment helps you regain control and restructure your life if you’re on this self-destructive path.
How does addiction medicine treatment work?
The Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine team uses medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and psychotherapy to support people committed to addressing their addiction. Withdrawal effects and cravings are often distressing and make it difficult to recover from substance use. MAT involves the use of medications like Suboxone® to help you overcome cravings and withdrawal symptoms, such as: Nausea and vomiting, Diarrhea, Abdominal pain, Sweating, Shaking, Headaches, Disorientation and Extreme fatigue.
Suboxone contains buprenorphine, a drug similar to opioids that doesn’t have the same intoxicating effects. Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine physicians have a federal waiver to prescribe buprenorphine-containing medication for opioid use disorder. Taking regular doses under the team’s supervision helps you manage your cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
In addition to medication management, counseling is a vital part of the treatment of substance use. The board-certified addiction medicine specialist at Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine uses approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention therapy, and mindfulness-based therapies to support your recovery. If an addiction to opioids or alcohol is affecting your life, find freedom with treatment. Call Zoe Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine today or book an appointment online.
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