Telemedicine Detoxification Treatment for Alcohol, Opioid, or Sedative-Use, Hypnotic-Use, or Anxiolytic-Use Disorders

Conclusions: Telemedicine detox treatment, for patients who are physically drug dependent and require medical management upon abstinence to prevent intolerable and dangerous withdrawal side-effects, can be a viable and safe alternative to traditional “brick and mortar” detox treatment. Advantages may include more immediate availability, one-fourth the average cost, and less life disruption afforded by treatment at home versus at a treatment facility. Future studies are suggested involving a larger number of cases along with a “head-to-head” case analysis between telemedicine detox and traditional “brick and mortar” detox.
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - Category: Addiction Tags: Case Report Source Type: research