Abstinence vs. Harm Reduction
Alcohol and drug treatment centers are generally abstinence based. While it is most popular to promote abstinence in treatment, there…
Medication Assisted Treatment
Medication Assisted Treatment as a New Years Resolution
The finale to the holiday season includes the societal ritual of New Year’s resolutions. Most resolutions revolve around the correction…
Vivitrol for Heroin Addiction
Heroin addiction treatment can include Vivitrol as a form of medication assisted treatment. It is a safe, non-narcotic solution to…
Vivitrol for Opiate Dependence
Vivitrol, or injectable Naltrexone, has been in use for some time now as medication assisted treatment for alcohol cravings. Tarzana…
Heroin Cravings
Those who suffer from opiate addiction may want to learn a few things about Vivitrol, or injectable Naltrexone, which reduces…
Prescription Pain Killers and Cravings
Those who suffer from opiate addiction may want to learn a few things about Vivitrol, or injectable Naltrexone, which reduces…
Opiate Cravings
Those who suffer from opiate addiction may want to learn a few things about Vivitrol, or injectable Naltrexone, which reduces…
Naltrexone for Opiate Dependence
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles uses Vivitrol for patients with alcohol dependence to reduce alcohol cravings during treatment. Using…
Naltrexone Injections Shown to Decrease Holiday Drinking
One aspect of the holidays is that people drink. This can lead to alcohol cravings for those who engage in…
Urges To Drink in Recovery
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles is participating in Recovery Month 2009, in part, with articles about recovery during the…
Heroin Treatment
In general, the choice of medication used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction is based on safety and efficacy,…
Alcohol and Drug Detox Counseling
Alcohol and drug detox is performed in many different ways depending on where one decides to receive treatment. Tarzana Treatment…
Alcohol and Drug Detox Programs
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles is participating in Recovery Month 2009, in part, with articles about recovery during the…
Drug Detoxification
By Ken Bachrach, Ph.D. Clinical Director The first step in drug addiction treatment is to stop using one’s drug or…
Using Vivitrol to Promote Recovery
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles is participating in Recovery Month 2009, in part, with articles about recovery during the…
Four Vivitrol Experiences at Tarzana Treatment Centers
By James Heller Tarzana Treatment Centers has been offering Vivitrol injections to patients in alcohol treatment for some time now. …
Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms – Methadone Safety
Methadone has proven to be a safe and effective drug for the treatment of opioid withdrawal symptoms. It has been…