Question

1. Methamphetamine-dependent individuals respond poorly to drug treatment as compared to other addictions. What are obstacles to quitting? What could be done to improve chances for their successful recovery?

Answer 1

Methamphetamine dependent individual responds poorly to drug treatment the main obstacles are

• Even a single or one time use can lead to addiction which itself describes its intensity in the brain
• It can cause structural change in brain leading to difficult quitting the desire to take it
• Thu inability of the individual to cope up with the withdrawal symptoms
• Lack of knowledge on anhedonia which is a normal process occurring during recovery stage but patients if feel that they don't want to experience this can have a relapse of symptoms
• It's faster and intensity in being metabolized in the body can increase the mortality rate in about 5 years .

Some of the things which can be done to improve the chance of successful recovery are

• Health educate the patient about anhedonia which is normal and to accept it to recover
• Provide psychological support and positive reinforcement
• Assisting and treating the other physical symptoms
• Providing a cognitive therapy
• Practice a therapeutic trust worthy relationship during the treatment
• Treat any neurological damage at the earliest to recover effective