Actiq is an extremely addictive painkiller. It’s made up of fentanyl citrate and is an oral lozenge that’s been around since 1968 to treat pain. Unfortunately, Actiq is also a major contributor to the opiate overdose epidemic. Fortunately, there are highly effective methods to address Actiq addiction.

Medication Assisted Treatment

Medication assisted treatment is one of the most popular forms of Actiq addiction rehabilitation. It consists of pairing counseling with one of several opioid agonist prescriptions to keep you from feeling the withdrawal symptoms and counseling to treat the addiction. Studies have focused on the following medications:

• Methadone
• Levomethadyl acetate or LAAM
• Buprenorphine
• Suboxone, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone

When combined with the behavioral changes that counseling brings, clients can manage their withdrawal symptoms and cravings while finding healthier ways to cope with stress and triggers that fuel addictions. To find medication assisted treatment, all you have to do is call 800-934-1582(Sponsored) . We can help.

Maintenance Therapy

Maintenance therapy is a way of replacing opiates like Actiq with other medications such as methadone. This reduces the many of the risk factors of opiate abuse like:

• Secondary infections
• Needle sharing
• HIV
• Drug seeking
• Theft
• Other dangerous behaviors

Methadone and the other maintenance medications also reduce chronic pain that’s associated with misusing Actiq. Once a maintenance schedule is established and you’re no longer in danger of relapse, you can remain on the maintenance medications, or you can taper off them.

Counseling and Therapy

Counseling and behavioral therapies are an integral part of any Actiq addiction treatment plan. There are several types of counseling including:

• Individual sessions
• Group counseling
• 12 Step meetings

In each format, the lead counselors use a variety of therapies. These therapies are:

• Cognitive behavioral therapy – teaches behavioral pattern recognition and encourages changes in behavior based on good choices rather than negative ones.
• Motivational enhancement therapy – teaches motivation to commit to treatment and seek out recovery.
• 12 step facilitation therapy – introduces you to how the 12 steps works and helps you find it.
• Contingency management – gives incentives to stay off drugs. These incentives might be tangible or intangible depending on what works best for the person.

Each approach is available on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. Although there are treatment programs with counseling alone, most doctors recommend a combination of medication and treatment.

Alternative Methods

Alternative methods of treatment can consist of different treatments to heal the whole person rather than just treat the addiction. Some alternative methods of addiction treatment are:

• Spiritual counseling
• Herbal medicine
• Traditional Eastern medicine
• Acupuncture
• Physiotherapy
• Aqua therapy

There are many other alternative treatments, including simple exercise and yoga. Many traditional treatment centers offer some of the alternative treatment methods to compliment the more accepted approaches.

Finding Actiq Addiction Treatment

To find treatment for an Actiq addiction all you have to do is call 800-934-1582(Sponsored) . We can help you find an individualized addiction treatment program to beat your addiction.