About Arbor Medical – Livonia
Arbor Medical is a healthcare office located in Livonia, Michigan. They are general practitioners who treat people for many medical conditions including substance use disorder. They provide medication assisted treatment (MAT) to people who have severe withdrawal symptoms. They take most forms of private insurance.
The medical team here has extensive experience in the field of psychology. Although an osteopath, Dr. Fox is the former head of the chemical dependency unit at St. Mary Mercy Livonia. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine.
They offer several different types of medication for people who are detoxifying. You may be prescribed buprenorphine which is taken in pill form under the tongue. It is an opioid used for detoxification and pain relief. The effects of this opioid are less intense and longer lasting than illicit opioids. It also does not have the euphoric effects of those drugs. Hence, it will help ease the pain of withdrawal without making you want more.
You may be treated with Vivitrol which is an injectable medication. It reduces the craving for both opioids and alcohol. It blocks the high that opioids and alcohol cause as well. It is only given to people with opioid use disorder who have already detoxified.
They can also help you get individual and group counseling. People are often treated with behavioral therapy for substance use disorder. It teaches you to think differently in order to behave in a less self-destructive way.
You will also be treated with group therapy. Networking with other people with addiction issues can help you stay sober.
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