Dual Diagnosis Drug Treatment

I attended a drug abuse treatment center in 1999 for oxycontin addiction and depression. I went through oxycontin detox but was still really depressed. The drug abuse treatment center told me to wait a few days to see if the depression was a result of drug abuse or was physiological. After a week of drug abuse treatment I didn’t feel any better so the drug abuse treatment center sent me for a depression evaluation.

After the evaluation the psychiatrist believed that the depression was not entirely the result of drug abuse and I would need medication and dual diagnosis treatment. The drug abuse treatment center had the ability to provide dual diagnosis treatment so I didn’t have to transfer. That was great because I really liked the staff in this drug abuse treatment center.

I learned that drug abuse treatment and dual diagnosis treatment can go hand in hand and should. When drug abuse treatment is provided the ability to assess for dual diagnosis treatment is critical. To locate dual diagnosis treatment or drug abuse treatment, call 1-800-511-9225, a national drug abuse treatment helpline and they will assist you.

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