WE HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING –
Jan. 17, 2024 – Current addiction treatment involves talk therapy, medication, and outside support. Additional strategies can help people who are struggling to overcome their addiction. Sleep, nutrition, mindfulness, exercise, and more can make a big difference in addiction recovery. The current gold standard of addiction treatment often includes three key components: (1) receiving psychotherapy, otherwise known as “talk therapy”; (2) taking medications such as buprenorphine for opioid use disorder or acamprosate for alcohol use disorder; and (3) receiving support in the form of meetings (NA, SMART, AA, etc.), mentors, sober houses, and so on.
But the platinum standard of addiction treatment involves more than those three pieces. The result is a comprehensive strategy for successful long-term recovery.
At the Jacksonville, Florida-based addiction treatment center, where I am the chief medical officer, we use the six additional strategies listed below to help our residents recover from substance use disorder (SUD).
