Drug Addiction Treatment at Lee Weiss’ Elev8 Centers Includes Behavioral Therapies and Medications

1. Drug Addiction Treatment at Lee Weiss’ Elev8 Centers Includes Behavioral Therapies and Medications Drug addiction is a complex disorder involving almost every aspect of a person’s functioning – in the family, at work, in school, & in the community. Due to the complexity as well as pervasive consequences of drug addiction, its treatment typically involves many components. While some of these components are focused directly on a person’s drug use; others such as behavioral therapies aim at restoring the person to productive membership in the family & community. At Lee Weiss’ Elev8 Centers, the early stages of drug addiction recovery consist of cleaning the body from chemical substances. As certain substances can cause harsher withdrawal symptoms than others, the drug abuse specialists at Elev8 may prescribe certain medications at the beginning of the process in order to prevent physical and psychological impact. According to Lee Weiss – the CEO of Elev8 Centers and a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor, medication-assisted treatment is appropriate for patients with opioid addiction. The most commonly used medications for this kind of treatment are naltrexone, buprenorphine. Likewise, nicotine addiction can be treated methadone, and

2. with nicotine-based medications, like nasal spray, gum, patches, and lozenges, or bupropion and varenicline prescriptions. Behavioral therapies are also an important component of drug addiction treatment at Lee Weiss’ Elev8 Centers as they are likely to contribute to the patients’ motivation to enroll in different activities to ensure fast recovery. Therapy can also prove to be helpful in dealing with drug cravings, preventing relapse, and teaching family members how to handle challenging situations around their loved one with addiction. Many treatment programs at Elev8 combine individual and group therapies that aim to provide patients, as well as their friends & family with various resources to learn behavioral strategies in times of contingency and to improve social and communicative skills.