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Treatment
Planned activities designed to change some pattern of behavior(s) which has led to illness, and medications that help with withdrawal symptoms, craving, and preventing relapse. Typical activities for the treatment of alcoholism and/or drug dependence include detoxification, individual or group counseling for the addicted person, education and counseling for the family, and a structured residential program for those who have been unsuccessful in maintaining abstinence in less structured settings.
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