After leaving Drug and Alcohol Rehab you may become ill and have drugs prescribed for your illness.

The medications prescribed can interact with prescribed or over the counter medications you may already be taking.

You may have an adverse reaction due to an allergy or other medical condition.

Some of the drugs your doctor prescribes may contain opiods ,amphetamines or other drugs which should be avoided by you as they may lead to relapse.

Most doctors and pharmacists will act in your best interest. They will
Listen attentively to your complaint
Do the appropriate tests to aid in making the best choices
Provide you with the best prescription to manage your illness

Despite their best intentions they can make mistakes because
There are too many drug combinations for anyone to know them all
They may be busy and not listen as carefully as they should
They may not ask you the right questions

Paying Attention To Your Health

They may not have taken into account your former addiction and want to provide you with a drug which cues you to want to use again .

They may not know about other conditions you have or drugs or over the counter medications you are now taking.

You may not have told them what they need to know to make the correct diagnosis or prescription .

They may assume a drug is the best and quickest answer, when for you, exercise, change in diet or the like may be a better alternative to achieve the same outcome

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