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4 Opioid Addiction Treatments and How They Really Work. Opioid abuse is defined as an individual not taking his or her medication as prescribed and using the prescription to get high. Opiate addiction is a serious epidemic and, currently, a public health crisis. Typically, a person addicted to opioids is treated with medicines, behavioral and counseling therapies, medication-assisted therapy, and hospital- and residential-based treatment. The post 4 Opioid Addiction Treatments and How They Really Work appeared first on DAPULSE.