{"id":12771,"date":"2025-06-16T21:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/drug-addiction\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T16:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:29:06","slug":"drug-addiction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/drug-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12771\" class=\"elementor elementor-12771 elementor-10204\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f2aea6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f2aea6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4629202\" data-id=\"4629202\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e43cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-intro\" data-id=\"6e43cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-intro.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- intro -->\n\t\t<div class=\"mil-small-banner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-image-frame\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- banner image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aqua-1920x1440.jpg\" alt=\"aqua\" class=\"mil-scale-img\" data-value-1=\".5\" data-value-2=\"1.2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-gradient-overlay-reverse\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"mil-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t<!-- intro end -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6294220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6294220\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ef71c6\" data-id=\"6ef71c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e2101 mil-content-frame e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25e2101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794399d e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"794399d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d87060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d87060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846ccf0 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"846ccf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fe554 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61fe554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/sign-up\/application-procedure\/sign-up-2\/\">Sign up<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3abe9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c3abe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">0800 - 222 444 6<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c58b04 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c58b04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f41191 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f41191\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22e7b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f22e7b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f818f elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"54f818f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mil-link mil-softened-60 mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tHelp with drug addiction\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mil-h1 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tDrug addiction\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2994cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"2994cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\tMedication initially has beneficial effects. When you feel like you can't stop, you may be addicted to medication. \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29dd058 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29dd058\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c606acb elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c606acb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Recognizable?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20114e6 elementor-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"20114e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baac3b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"baac3b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb23d05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb23d05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f2ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5f2ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amadeo-valar-UoqJC1j75ac-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11504\" alt=\"vrouw bedroefd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amadeo-valar-UoqJC1j75ac-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amadeo-valar-UoqJC1j75ac-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amadeo-valar-UoqJC1j75ac-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amadeo-valar-UoqJC1j75ac-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amadeo-valar-UoqJC1j75ac-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amadeo-valar-UoqJC1j75ac-unsplash-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amadeo-valar-UoqJC1j75ac-unsplash-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9049d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a9049d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aba886 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3aba886\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d304a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d304a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#wat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7f3bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f7f3bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is it?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0574a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc0574a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#herkennen\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a3dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07a3dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recognize<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f97e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7f97e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#soorten\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ae7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18ae7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Types<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ea4c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94ea4c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#afkicken\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85781d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85781d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Afkicken<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c4e3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0c4e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#aanpak\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9609f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9609f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Approach\/Treatment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10abbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e10abbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"wat\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7024d07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7024d07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3602b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3602b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-186690922-scaled-e1750104752715-919x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11505\" alt=\"man en vrouw in argument\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-186690922-scaled-e1750104752715-919x1024.jpg 919w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-186690922-scaled-e1750104752715-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-186690922-scaled-e1750104752715-768x856.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-186690922-scaled-e1750104752715-1378x1536.jpg 1378w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-186690922-scaled-e1750104752715-950x1059.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-186690922-scaled-e1750104752715.jpg 1527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cc31b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24cc31b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace926d elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"ace926d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mil-link mil-softened-60 mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tWhat is it?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tAddicted to drugs\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5ff95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"7b5ff95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>Medication is prescribed to relieve pain or to help relax during a hard time. Therefore, a single pill or short-term use often does no harm. However, many types of medication contain addictive substances. There is then a danger of becoming dependent on the medication and not being able to stop using it. We distinguish <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/\">addiction<\/a> to inhalants, to opioids (strong painkillers), hypnotics (sleep aids) or anxiolytics (sedatives, or benzodiazepines). The most common drug addictions are those to painkillers, sleep aids and tranquilizers.     <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/addiction-treatment\/\">Learn more about addiction treatment at U-center.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411fc4d elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"411fc4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/when-are-you-addicted\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">When are you addicted?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e97bc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e97bc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"herkennen\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca8c1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca8c1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87327c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"87327c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mil-h2 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tRecognizing a drug addiction\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc2c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"8dc2c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\tHow drug addiction manifests itself can vary from person to person. It is estimated that drug addiction occurs in about 750,000 Dutch people. \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5b5bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c5b5bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c4474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88c4474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84030c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e84030c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8211; Depression<\/p><p> <\/p><p>&#8211; Nervousness<\/p><p> <\/p><p>&#8211; Increased irritation<\/p><p> <\/p><p>&#8211; Anxious behavior<\/p><p> <\/p><p>&#8211; Restlessness<\/p><p> <\/p><p>&#8211; Insomnia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5beb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b5beb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812d9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"812d9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of drug addiction<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fe409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"43fe409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>When do you know if you are addicted to drugs? We speak of an addiction when you need an increasing dose to achieve the same effect and when cessation of use leads to withdrawal symptoms. Just the thought of stopping is often unbearable. Medication, however, does not solve the cause of a problem. People with drug addiction often go into a kind of slumber. They make a dazed impression and have concentration problems. Life kind of pulls at them and often make an absent impression. In addition, acute withdrawal symptoms often occur with drug addiction when use is stopped. Examples include:        <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed1a8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ed1a8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf7c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bf7c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086506d elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"086506d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tConsequences of drug addiction\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8442799 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8442799\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a7003 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f0a7003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Want to know more?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5678f9b elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5678f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42982fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42982fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b44b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"4b44b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\tLong-term use of medication can have far-reaching consequences. Mood problems occur, your memory function and motor skills deteriorate, and your appetite and fatigue increase. Medication also negatively affects your social life. For example, sexual desire decreases and work and family relationships come under further strain. In some cases, there is even aggressiveness and suicidal tendencies.    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a8fe8 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28a8fe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"soorten\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b256a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70b256a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62c034 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c62c034\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844a5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"844a5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tDifferent types of drug addictions\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40895ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40895ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae878fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-accordion\" data-id=\"ae878fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-group mil-appearance\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPainkillers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-plus\">+<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-minus\">-<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Painkillers (analgesics, opioids) are drugs that relieve or eliminate pain. They block electrical currents in the nervous system (pain) and stimulate parts of the brain that produce a good feeling (a \"high\" feeling). The most effective painkillers are opioids such as morphine, codeine, pethidine and methadone.  <\/p>\n<p>Painkillers are insidious because they initially provide a euphoric feeling. With long-term use, however, your body becomes dependent and withdrawal symptoms occur when you stop taking them. Moreover, an increasingly higher dose is needed to achieve the same analgesic effect.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The consequences of analgesic addiction are often:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>- Constipation<br \/>- Dizziness<br \/>- Indifference<br \/>- Nausea\/vomiting<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-group mil-appearance\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBenzodiazepines\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-plus\">+<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-minus\">-<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sleep and sedatives belong to the benzodiazepines. Well-known drugs are diazepam, temazepam and oxazepam. They are true tranquilizers, or drugs with a sedative or narcotic effect. The medication has a calming, muscle relaxing effect and promotes sleep. This decrease in tension can be very pleasant when, for example, you have stress at work, sleep problems or tension in the home situation.    <\/p>\n<p>Benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed for anxiety or sleep disorders, as well as depression and burnout. Benzos can also help against certain forms of epilepsy and work against alcohol withdrawal symptoms. <\/p>\n<p>The insidious thing about these medications, however, is that they suppress underlying feelings. This does not make them go away, nor does it address the causes of the problems. <\/p>\n<p>When you are addicted to drugs, you are dependent on them and cannot stop taking them. Therefore, when abstinent, various withdrawal symptoms may occur: <\/p>\n<p>- Sleep problems<br \/>- Irritability<br \/>- Restlessness<br \/>- Acute depression<br \/>- Insult<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70a44a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b70a44a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"afkicken\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60500b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60500b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de91a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7de91a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1320910705-scaled-e1750145215478-1024x797.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11508\" alt=\"Medicijnverslaving\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1320910705-scaled-e1750145215478-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1320910705-scaled-e1750145215478-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1320910705-scaled-e1750145215478-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1320910705-scaled-e1750145215478-1536x1196.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1320910705-scaled-e1750145215478-2048x1594.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1320910705-scaled-e1750145215478-950x739.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1320910705-scaled-e1750145215478-1920x1495.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e710f0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e710f0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d0730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"83d0730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tMedication withdrawal\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f6baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"d0f6baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\tOften, drug addiction is a result of other problems. For example, there may be anxiety or trauma. There can be many causes that led to the addiction. However, medication use perpetuates the symptoms, and it is time to break this vicious cycle. Withdrawing from medication can be very difficult and often needs counseling. All this requires customization. Therefore, we work from an integral approach, in which we include everything that affects your life: your personality, relationships, family situation, work and physical health. Together with the treatment team, you examine the causes of the complaints and, with new insights, change the behavioral patterns that keep your use going.       \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2266e5 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f2266e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/addiction-treatment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Addiction treatment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc33ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebc33ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"aanpak\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411ff91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"411ff91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f979a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f979a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1185382829-1-scaled-e1750145290259-825x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11506\" alt=\"man buiten medicijnverslaving\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1185382829-1-scaled-e1750145290259-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1185382829-1-scaled-e1750145290259-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1185382829-1-scaled-e1750145290259-768x954.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1185382829-1-scaled-e1750145290259-1237x1536.jpg 1237w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1185382829-1-scaled-e1750145290259-950x1180.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1185382829-1-scaled-e1750145290259.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0626691 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0626691\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef5fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"3ef5fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mil-link mil-softened-60 mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tOur approach\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tIntensive course for medication addiction\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4b2c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"6e4b2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>At U-center, you receive personalized treatment. We start with phasing out the medication, investigate the triggers and work with you to change the patterns that maintain the symptoms. The underlying problems, your physical condition and your social life play an important role in the treatment. We strengthen your mental state and help you stop the medication.   <\/p><p>In an intensive program, we do everything we can to help you so that you can go off medication in a short period of time. We also expect a lot of commitment on your part. Residential treatment offers the advantages of short-term, intensive, integrated treatment of all disorders simultaneously. In every phase of treatment, <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/why-at-u-center\/our-approach\/e-health\/\">e-health<\/a> is an integral part of your treatment program.   <\/p><p>The first six weeks you will stay at our clinic in Epen. In a personal treatment plan, you will draw up what you want to achieve and how you and your treatment team are going to achieve it. The welcoming environment and numerous facilities within the clinic ensure that you have every opportunity to work on yourself. In the following eight weeks you will put your new insights and acquired knowledge into practice (when indicated) under the guidance of your outpatient therapists.   <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea756a9 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea756a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/addiction-treatment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Addiction 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