Addiction Treatment

Addictions can ruin the addict’s life and profoundly affect everyone around them. If you need help with a drug or alcohol addiction, contact Emily Russ, PA-C, at Prevail Behavioral Health in Appleton, Wisconsin. Emily combines talk therapy with proven withdrawal medications to help you recover from addiction and stay sober long-term. Call Prevail Behavioral Health or schedule a consultation online today to get started with life-changing addiction treatment.

Why might I need addiction treatment?

You might benefit from addiction treatment if you develop substance use disorder and depend on alcohol, illegal drugs, or prescription medications.

These and other addictions are common problems for all age groups. They can cause severe psychological and physical harm, but the nature of addiction makes it very difficult to stop.

Prevail Behavioral Health’s addiction treatment programs support you through the challenging withdrawal process and help you adjust to life after drug dependency.

How does addiction treatment help me?

Addiction treatment offers significant benefits compared to coming off drugs on your own. Prevail Behavioral Health prescribes an appropriate medication for your addiction that reduces withdrawal effects, the primary barrier to recovery. Withdrawal can cause:

• Nausea and vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• Disorientation
• Extreme fatigue
• Dry mouth
• Body aches
• Excessive sweating
• Shaking
• Severe headaches
• Dizziness and lightheadedness
• Cravings

Cravings are what drive you to keep taking your chosen drug. Although using these substances initially seems to offer happiness, relief from pain, and immense pleasure, the effects soon lessen.

You take more and use more often, trying to recapture these pleasurable feelings, but your body gradually adjusts so the results aren’t as intense. Eventually, you have to use the substance just to function.

Throughout this process, you feel a compelling need to take the drug you’re addicted to. This craving is so powerful nothing else seems as important, even if you lose your job, home, and family. When you stop taking a drug your body has become accustomed to, withdrawal kicks in, and the cravings intensify, making it incredibly tough to resist using again.

However, the drugs Prevail Behavioral Health prescribes reduce withdrawal and cravings to a far more tolerable level. You also benefit from ongoing therapy to address your problems and help you manage daily life.

What will my addiction treatment program involve?

After determining that you’re ready to begin addiction treatment, your provider arranges for you to stop taking the substance you use and start your withdrawal medication. They might prescribe buprenorphine or naltrexone for opioid (heroin and prescription painkiller) addiction; naltrexone also treats alcohol addiction.  

You see your provider regularly for therapy sessions and a medication review, gradually lowering your dose as you recover from withdrawal. Therapy helps you avoid the problems that could lead to a relapse and begin your life afresh.

Call Prevail Behavioral Health to learn more about addiction treatment, or book an appointment online today.