Prescription Drug Addiction Treatment Livonia 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.

Saint Marys Mercy Hospital
(734) 655-5850
36475 5 Mile Road
Livonia, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient

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Ultimate Solutions Inc
(734) 513-2800
24240 Buckingham Street
Livonia, MI
Hotline
(313) 414-7095
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Arbor Medical
(734) 261-3290
27550 Joy Road
Livonia, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Eastwood Clinics
(734) 425-4070
17250 Farmington Road
Livonia, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women

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Westside Mental Health Services
(734) 513-8295
32932 West Warren Road
Westland, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Livonia Counseling Center
(734) 744-0170
15370 Levan Road
Livonia, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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University Psychiatric Center
(734) 464-4220x115
16836 Newburgh Road
Livonia, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Oakland Psychological Clinic (PC)
(734) 522-0280
29865 6 Mile Road
Livonia, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Hegira Programs Inc (HPI)
(734) 425-0636
8623 North Wayne Road
Westland, MI
Hotline
(734) 425-0636
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Center of Behavioral Therapy PC
(313) 592-1765
26847 Grand River Avenue
Redford, MI
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Men

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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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