What Are Some Ways That People Broke Drug Addictions Historically?

Question by Flower Player: what are some ways that people broke drug addictions historically?
I am doing a report but after tons and tons of research, I CANNOT FIND HISTORICAL DIAGNOSES FOR DRUGS, I am looking for ways that have been put out of practice, for example, one historical treatment for illness was “leeching” putting a leech on somebody, and letting them drink out all of the “bad blood”. Once again, I am looking for discontinued practices for breaking drug abuse.

Best answer:

Answer by Angela
Your search may have been futile, because for a long time, what we know as “drug addiction” wasn’t recognized as a mental or social problem.

Some other treatments you may want to look into though, is shock treatment. Also, I see in my psychology text book, that in ancient Rome, addiction (but also a number of other problems were treated by soaking the “patient” in a hot bath and cooling them off rapidly.

Give your answer to this question below!

Teen Drug Abuse Treatment Trust Makes Rehab Staff Effective so Kids Go Home –

Audit: Oregon could save millions by ensuring ex-offenders get drug treatment

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

Oregon could save substantial money if it treated high-risk criminal offenders for substance abuse, but instead cash-strapped counties allow roughly half of those offenders to go untreated, according to an audit released Tuesday. Secretary of State …
Read more on OregonLive.com

PA hospital's inpatient internet addiction treatment is nation's first

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

“Treatment facilities have sprung up in recent years, but a psychiatric hospital in central Pennsylvania is now set to become the country's first facility of its kind to offer an inpatient treatment program for people it diagnoses with severe Internet …
Read more on Death and Taxes

Limited treatment options for meth addiction a challenge

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

When dealing with alcohol and drug-related cases, Hoffman, who runs the county's drug court, he consults with a probation officer, an assistant prosecutor, two substance abuse counselors and a defense attorney. The group determines the best way to …
Read more on Lansing State Journal

Rally4Recovery kicks off in Providence, aims to help people conquer addiction

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

PROVIDENCE — More than 100 people including health-care providers, professionals who treat addiction and people recovering from alcohol and drug addictions gathered Friday at Roger Williams Medical Center to mark the start of national “Recovery …
Read more on The Providence Journal