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tth

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A drug that is taken daily to help reduce the desire for alcohol is
 
  1. Atarax.
  2. Antabuse.
  3. methadone.
  4. antialcohol.

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Before treatment of an addiction can actually begin, many persons must first go through the process of removing the substance from their bodies under medical supervision. This is known as
 
  1. abstinence.
  2. withdrawal.
  3. detoxification.
  4. intoxification.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
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Antabuse is a medication taken daily by recovering alcoholics, because it causes a very un-pleasant physical reaction when combined with alcohol.

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Before treatment can actually begin, many persons must first go through detoxification, the process of withdrawing from a substance under medical supervision.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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