Drug abusers can choose from a variety of treatments to overcome their illness. One kind of treatment is often necessary for serious forms of addiction, and it's required before entering most long-term drug-abuse recovery programs.

Which type of treatment is it?

Question

Drug abusers can choose from a variety of treatments to overcome their illness. One kind of treatment is often necessary for serious forms of addiction, and it's required before entering most long-term drug-abuse recovery programs. 

Which type of treatment is it?

anonymous · Answer

People with serious addictions first need to go through "detoxification." 

This gets rid of the toxic drug substances inside their body,
and helps them get over their physical drug addiction, 
before they begin to fight their psychological addiction.