If you struggle with an addiction to tobacco, alcohol, pain medicine, or drugs, help is available at WellHealth Medical Associates in Belleville and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Board-certified physician Sanjay Murthy, MD, MPH & TM, offers addiction medicine to help you break addictive habits and improve your physical and mental health. Call the office to schedule an appointment or use the online booking tool today.
Addiction medicine at WellHealth Medical Associates uses lifestyle changes, counseling, and medications to reduce urges to take addictive substances, such as drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or pain medicine. Dr. Murthy tailors each addiction medicine treatment to match your needs.
Some of the signs and symptoms associated with addictions include:
Addictions increase your risk of health problems, accidents, and financial, legal, job, or relationship problems.
Some primary benefits of addiction medicine at WellHealth Medical Associates include:
Dr. Murthy is highly trained in addiction medicine. He monitors you during your treatment to make sure it works effectively.
To find out which type of addiction medicine treatment is the best for you, Dr. Murthy reviews your symptoms, lifestyle habits, and medical history. He checks your vital signs, completes a physical exam, and may order blood tests, urine testing, or other diagnostic tests.
He customizes each addiction medicine treatment and may recommend more than one type of solution to give you the best outcome.
To help fight addiction, Dr. Murthy may suggest one or more of the following treatments:
To break addictive habits, eat healthy foods, get regular exercise and plenty of sleep, reduce stress, and avoid people, places, or situations that trigger urges to use addictive substances.
Dr. Murthy may prescribe medicines that reduce withdrawal symptoms or urges to use unhealthy substances.
Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, is an effective way to change your thought or behavior patterns and break addictive habits.
To learn more about addiction medicine at WellHealth Medical Associates, call the office or use the online booking tool today.