Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Burton MI

Treatment for older patients who have become addicted to medications prescribed for them should not follow the same protocols as treatment of those who became addicts through recreational use of drugs. While some principles of twelve-step programs can be useful, they tend to focus on psychological and emotional pain rather than physical pain.

Transition House Inc
(810) 232-2091
931 Martin Luther King Avenue
Flint, MI
Hotline
(810) 235-9555
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Catholic Charities of
(810) 232-9950
901 Chippewa Street
Flint, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Men
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Gary D Wood
(810) 733-0911
4511-G Miller Road
Flint, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Insight Recovery Center
(810) 744-3600
1110 Eldon Baker Drive
Flint, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Recovery Unlimited Treatment Center
(810) 785-4930
3169 West Pierson Road
Flint, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient

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New Passages Psychological Services
(810) 232-2766
303 West Water Street
Flint, MI
Hotline
(810) 232-6369
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Auburn Counseling Associates
(810) 744-3300
3600 South Dort Highway
Flint, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Oakland Psychological Clinic (PC)
(810) 695-0055
10785 South Saginaw Street
Grand Blanc, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Family Counseling Center
(810) 230-2640
4511-G Miller Road
Flint, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Woodward Counseling Inc
(810) 249-9924
G-3500 Flushing Road
Flint, MI
Hotline
(810) 235-9555
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment

Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment for Older Patients

As the population ages and Baby Boomers slide into senior status, misuse of prescription drugs is becoming more and more of a problem. As new drugs are developed to treat the usual problems of aging, older patients can find themselves with an entire pharmacopia to deal with. The issue is compounded by the increase in medical specialization, which means a patient may be seeing—and getting prescriptions from—many different practitioners, most of whom don’t communicate with each other. The result, far too often, is over-medication and sometimes addiction.

Most commonly, people become addicted to pain medications such as Vicodin and OxyContin . If they take the prescribed dosage and the pain persists, it’s easy for them to think they should take another. Elderly patients may also forget that they’ve already taken a dose, a problem that increases as the drug affects their mental abilities.

Holistic Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment

Treatment for older patients who have become addicted to medications prescribed for them should not follow the same protocols as treatment of those who became addicts through recreational use of drugs. While some principles of twelve-step programs can be useful, they tend to focus on psychological and emotional pain rather than physical pain.

Holistic prescription drug addiction treatment can offer patients ways to cope with their ailments without overdosing on painkillers. There...

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