Can Medication Help my Addiction?
Addiction Recovery & Medication

Can Medication Help my Addiction?

December 2024
7 min read
Dr. Geoff Nugent

Discover how medication management can support your addiction recovery by treating underlying mental health conditions, easing withdrawal, and preventing relapse.

Addiction and drug abuse take a toll on your life, relationships, and future goals. Addiction, like other maladaptive behaviors such as eating disorders and anger management problems, often relates to an underlying mental health cause.

Treating your underlying depression, anxiety, or trauma may give you the security you need to successfully break your addiction.

Addiction recovery has to come from you, but you may be able to receive needed support in your recovery journey with medication management.

At Nugent Family Counseling, our team of mental health experts, led by Dr. Geoff Nugent, helps new and existing patients from locations in:

San Jose, CA

Los Gatos, CA

Reno, NV

We take a holistic approach to your battle with addiction. In addition to interventions like counseling and neurofeedback, medication provides an important pathway to recovery.

Coping with Addiction

Addiction is a disease that needs to be taken seriously for recovery to be effective.

Your determination to succeed at conquering your addiction makes a difference.

The Underlying Mental Health Connection

However, many people with addiction are also troubled by underlying mental health conditions.

Addiction to drugs may be a form of maladaptive self-medication.

If we can improve your mental health, your ability to fight addiction often increases.

Addiction takes a toll on individuals and families as well.

At Nugent Family Counseling, we use a full range of therapies and interventions to address addiction issues, including counseling and medication management.

How Medication Can Help You Overcome Addiction

Medications can help with addiction problems in several ways. Talk to your provider at Nugent Family Counseling about you or your loved one's addiction issues, and get suggestions about the ways that medication could provide temporary or lasting support.

Ease Withdrawal Symptoms

You might benefit from medications to ease you through the process of addiction recovery. You can use medications and devices to suppress withdrawal symptoms as you go through detoxification from addiction to opioids.

Manage Underlying Conditions

People living with addictions may also benefit from medications to manage symptoms of an underlying condition.

Prevent Relapse

The right medication can help you avoid relapse after you get clean.

Types of Medications That Can Help

Whether you need antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, or medications to treat heroin, nicotine, or alcohol dependency, the team at Nugent Family Counseling can help you put together the right medication management treatment plan for you.

Antidepressants

For underlying depression

Anti-Anxiety Medications

For anxiety disorders

Opioid Treatment

Medications for heroin dependency

Nicotine Treatment

Support for quitting smoking

Alcohol Treatment

Medications for alcohol dependency

Other Dependencies

Tailored medication plans

Pharmacogenetic Testing: Personalized Medication

Advanced Genetic Testing

At Nugent Family Counseling, we offer pharmacogenetic testing, gathering detailed information about how your body responds to various medications.

The Benefits:

  • • Better guide you toward medication options that will be effective for your unique body chemistry
  • • Target your ideal dosage
  • • Reduce trial-and-error in finding the right medication
  • • Improve treatment outcomes

Get the Support You Need

To learn more about the medications that can support you as you get in control of addiction, get in touch with the team at Nugent Family Counseling today.

You can schedule your initial consultation appointment over the phone, or book online now.

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Medication-Assisted Recovery Works

Addiction is a disease requiring comprehensive treatment. While your determination matters, medication can provide crucial support by easing withdrawal symptoms, treating underlying mental health conditions like depression and anxiety, and preventing relapse. We offer personalized medication plans including antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, and treatments for opioid, nicotine, and alcohol dependencies—optimized through pharmacogenetic testing to match your unique body chemistry.