15th International Conference on Addiction & Psychiatry

CBT is an effective treatment option since it can be used to treat a wide variety of addictions, including but not limited to foodaddiction , alcohol addiction, and prescription medication addiction. Treatment for addiction is not one-size-fits-all.   You can select the therapy that is ideal for you depending on the substance you are misusing, the degree of care you require, your unique mental health demands, or your financial resources. Here are a few of the most frequent addiction therapies that have helped individuals achieve long-term sobriety. Detoxification Detoxification with medical support helps you to safely clear your body of addicted chemicals. This is advantageous since substance withdrawal can occasionally result in unpleasant or even life-threatening bodily effects. Detox is usually used in conjunction with other therapies since it does not address the underlying behavioural reasons of addiction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT...

Primary prevention is assisting those who are at risk of developing addictive habits . Secondary prevention involves detecting potentially dangerous substance use before overt indications or problems appear. The purpose of the focus prevention is to stop disease or harm from happening in the first place. This is accomplished through avoiding disease or injury-causing dangers, altering unhealthy or risky behaviours that can lead to illness or injury, and developing sensitivity to disease or injury if exposure occurs. Even though primary prevention strategies have been effective for the treatment of chronic physical diseases, they have been less effective in the treatment of SUD due to misunderstandings about disease, a shortage of behavioural health professionals, and a population-based focus on specific substances. It is necessary to establish a developmental approach to the detection and primary prevention of SUD that does not just rely on behavioural health specialists. The goal o...