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Drug rehabilitation: Twelve-step program, Methadone, Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, Smoking cessation, Long-term effects of benzodiazepines, Bupr
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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 121. Chapters: Twelve-step program, Methadone, Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, Smoking cessation, Long-term effects of benzodiazepines, Buprenorphine, Benzodiazepine dependence, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Ibogaine, Recovery model, Montana Meth Project, Insite, Effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous, Peer support, Dual diagnosis, Christian Zheng Sheng College, Women For Sobriety, Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome, Synanon, Recovery Coaching, Moderation Management, Drug court, Prometa, Abstinence, Higher Power, Secular Organizations for Sobriety, Ralph S. Pfau, 18-Methoxycoronaridine, The Ted Noffs Foundation Inc, Drug Interventions Programme, Drug detoxification, Joel Spitzer, Straight, Incorporated, Noah Levine, Oxford House, Sober companion, U.S. government and smoking cessation, David E. Smith, Aqua Detox, Voacangine, Jimmy Kinnon, Griffith Edwards, Heroin-assisted treatment, LifeRing Secular Recovery, Washingtonian movement, The Poppy Is Also a Flower, Drug Free America Foundation, Drug Abuse Warning Network, California Society of Addiction Medicine, Reclaiming Futures, Sober living environment, Partial hospitalization, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, 2-Methoxyethyl-18-methoxycoronaridinate, Ken Seeley, Group home, Methadone clinic, HowardCenter, Drug Addiction Treatment Act, Cold turkey, 18-Methylaminocoronaridine, Mt Theo Program, Norman Zinberg, Coerced abstinence, Givat Shemesh, Association of Recovering Motorcyclists, Rolleston Committee, Craving, New Horizon Christian Academy, Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs, Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative, Drug action team, John R. Polito, Kfar Zoharim, Malkishua, Opioid agonist treatment, Northeast Kingdom Human Services, Kent/Sussex Detoxification Center, The Alcoholics, Ramp effect, Addiction psychiatry, Stimulant maintenance. Excerpt: Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome¿often abbreviated to benzo withdrawal¿is the cluster of symptoms which appear when a person who has taken benzodiazepines long term and has developed benzodiazepine dependence stops taking benzodiazepine drug(s) or during dosage reductions. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is similar to alcohol withdrawal syndrome and barbiturate withdrawal syndrome and can in severe cases provoke life threatening withdrawal symptoms such as seizures. Severe and life threatening symptoms are mostly limited to abrupt or over-rapid dosage reduction from high doses. A protracted withdrawal syndrome may develop in a proportion of individuals with symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, insomnia and sensory disturbances. In a small number of people it can be severe and resemble serious psychiatric and medical conditions such as schizophrenia and seizure disorders. A serious side effect of benzodiazepine withdrawal is suicide. The protracted withdrawal can be minimised in intensity and severity by a slow gradual reduction in dosage. Withdrawal of benzodiazepines is usually beneficial due to the adverse effects associated with the long-term use of benzodiazepines. However, it has been recommended that long-term users of benzodiazepines not be forced to withdraw against their will. Chronic exposure to benzodiazepines causes physical adaptations in the brain that counteract the drug's effects. This is known as a tolerance and physical dependence. When the drug is removed or dosage reduced in an individual physically dependent on benzodiazepines, numerous withdrawal symptoms both p... |
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