Addiction centers can help people struggling with addiction in numerous ways. If you are dealing with alcohol or drug addiction, our medical professionals at MedSave Clinic can provide such services as medical treatment, behavioral counseling, mental health and psychiatry services, and others. If your particular struggle with addiction has led to health conditions or complications, we can also provide various services to help with that, such as pain management services for those who become reliant on opioids for pain relief, liver disease treatment, or Hepatitis C treatment.

One of the first steps in overcoming addiction is to acknowledge your need for help. As such, if you know you struggle with addiction, it is always a good time to seek help in overcoming your addiction. However, it is not always clear when it is time to seek help for addiction with every individual. In general, if your reliance on a substance is negatively impacting your personal, emotional, social, and professional life, it is a good idea to seek help. As such, you will likely benefit from professional help if your addiction is causing any of the following symptoms:

• Difficulty maintaining relationships
• Disinterest in eating, hobbies, or taking care of yourself
• Feeling as though you cannot control your addiction
• Frequent absences from work or difficulty showing up on time
• Increased feelings of anxiety, depression, hostility, or negativity
• Poor hygiene
• Withdrawal from non-using friends, family, and society at large

At MedSave Clinic, our medical physicians and practitioners agree with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the American Medical Association (AMA) that addiction is a disease and disorder of the brain and body. As such, we believe that it can be treated and overcome like any other disease or condition. In fact, many individuals who struggle with addiction at one point in their lives go on to live meaningful and substance-free lives, unhindered by addiction, and that is certainly our hope for you!

That said, since there is no immediate cure for addiction, overcoming addiction usually takes a combination of symptom and withdrawal management, medical treatment, lifestyle changes, discipline, and plenty of self-love—wishing and seeking the best for your emotional, mental, and physical well-being, and forgiving yourself when you make mistakes. Our medical professionals and therapists at MedSave Clinic will be with you every step of the way whenever you need us on your journey to overcome addiction.

Depending on the clinic, an addiction center will likely have doctors who either of a Doctor of Medicine (MD) license or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) license. With that in mind, addiction center doctors often specialize in psychiatry, pain management, or other medical fields. If you would like to know more about our doctors at MedSave Clinic in Columbus, Ohio, we welcome you to give us a call during the hours of 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM from Monday to Friday. We serve patients from Columbus OH, Clintonville OH, Northwest Columbus OH, Worthington OH, Orange OH, and Harlem OH.