Rehab is not considered full treatment of addiction problems because it does not provide for gaining and practicing recovery skills under the pressures of everyday life. Good rehab programs provide linkage to aftercare programs in a person’s local community. One benefit that is specific…

For these reasons, in the elderly,cyclobenzaprine should be used only if clearly needed. In such patientsFLEXERIL should be initiated with a 5 mg dose and titrated slowly upward. Cyclobenzaprine is used with rest, physical animal-assisted therapy therapy, and other measures to relax muscles and…

Another is to carefully plan days so that they are filled with healthy, absorbing activities that give little time for rumination to run wild. Exercise, listening to music, getting sufficient rest—all can have a role in taking the focus off cravings. And all strategies…