Counseling, also called "talk therapy," is among the most important ingredients in addiction treatment. A number of behavioral therapy approaches offer the best assistance for successfully treating individuals with drug and alcohol disorders. Behavioral therapies are an important part of treatment in residential and outpatient programs and are frequently used together with medications.

An overview of treatment medications such as Disulfiram, Naltrexone, Acamprosate, Methadone, Buprenorphine and others.

Pharmacotherapies for Substance-Abuse Treatment: The Beginning of a New Era, By Richard A. Rawson, PhD, Michael J. McCann, MA and Albert L. Hasson, MSW, from Counselors Magazine.