Psych Essentials

Episode 22- Substance Use Treatment

Psych Essentials

Show Notes

Now that we can identify common intoxication/withdrawal syndromes, we will shift our focus to substance use treatment in the second part of our two-part series on substance use. While therapies are a huge part of substance use treatment, we will primarily discuss medication management of withdrawal and relapse prevention. By the end of this episode, […]

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