Substance addiction is a neurological disease. With effective medical and psychological treatment, patients can benefit from a “normalization” of brain activity in the affected regions.
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There are a number of drugs and medications which are included in this class.

Cocaine is used as a drug either smoked or as a highly volatilized form of cocaine called crack. It may also be sniffed through the nasal passages as well as injected. Cocaine is also used as a medication called an anesthetic to numb you up before repairing a laceration or for dental procedures.

Methamphetamine is abused by either injection or by smoking it (called speed). There are several forms of amphetamine use in Psychiatry for the treatment of attention deficient disorder such as Ritalin and Adderall.

The addictions we treat at CMS are related to cocaine and speed. There are several aspects we must focus in on for patient to be successful in their program of recovery.

  • Eliminating the environmental triggers (people, places, or things) which trigger drug use.
  • Taking medications which reduce drug craving.
  • Counseling which focuses on understanding how you frame you're drug use as well as how you reframe you're thought process to arrive at a drug free solution.
  • Going to outside support groups such as 12 step meetings.


This is a chronic, progressive, often fatal illness which is characterized by relapse. Cocaine and speed are the most addicting drugs known to mankind. They are the only drugs an animal will use to the exclusion of food and water till they die.

CMS offers a comprehensive treatment regimen which encompasses all of the elements of the addictive process giving you a level playing field leading to a successful recovery.  
 
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