Detoxification is the first process towards drug rehabilitation. It is a phase that can take from one day up to 14 days. It depends on the substance used by the addict as well as the length and quantity of the drug or alcohol used by the addict. The detox phase of drug rehabilitation is never [...]

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published the first-ever science-based guide to drug addiction treatment. In its Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide, the institute outlines some of the essential components of drug addiction and its treatment based on 30 years of scientific research.”There is no ‘one size fits all’ drug [...]

 
Dual diagnosis is extremely common. 
Common psychiatric problems that occur with dual diagnosis include:

Depressive disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder
Anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and phobias
Other psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and personality disorders

Those individuals who have been diagnosed as having Anti-social personality disorder are at a 15.5% increased risk [...]

Breakthrough For Heroin Addiction Treatment
University of Adelaide researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of heroin addiction which could improve addiction treatment success rates for millions of heroin users around the world.
Researchers in the Discipline of Pharmacology have discovered a genetic variation that may help determine the most effective methadone dosage levels to detox [...]