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Evidence-Based Approaches to Drug Addiction Treatment
Each approach to drug treatment is designed to address certain aspects of drug addiction and its consequences for the individual, family, and society.
This section presents several examples of treatment approaches and components that have an evidence base supporting their efficacy. Each approach is designed to address certain aspects of drug addiction and its consequences for the individual, family, and society. Some of the approaches are intended to supplement or enhance existing treatment programs, and others are fairly comprehensive in and of themselves.
The following is not a complete list of efficacious evidence-based treatment approaches. More are under development as part of our continuing support of treatment research.