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Accessible Recovery Services, Inc.

Medical Director: Frank A. Kunkel, MD

Individualized Treatment
At Accessible Recovery Services, our mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive medical treatment to patients experiencing difficulties with opiate addiction. By understanding that everyone is different, we are able to individualize your treatment for the best results, which include a decreased relapse rate. More over, our center can accommodate those of you in need of emergency help, with the same quality care we provide our long-term patients.

By providing individualized medication management for patient care and safety, we are able to help you take control of your life, one day at a time. Since no two patients are the same, no single approach is right for every patient, which is why we customize your treatment, to serve you better.

Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a complex but treatable brain disease, characterized by compulsive drug craving, seeking, and use that persists even in the face of severe adverse consequences. For many people, drug addiction becomes chronic, with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence. In fact, relapse to drug abuse occurs at rates similar to those for other well-characterized, chronic medical illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. As a chronic, recurring illness, addiction may require repeated treatments to increase the intervals between relapses, and to become drug free.

Opioid Dependence Versus Addiction
Narcotic medications help many people effectively manage their pain. Some people become addicted to these medications. Addiction is generally described as abnormal behavior surrounding taking a medication. Examples include loss of control regarding the medication, illegally obtaining the medication, and taking the medication faster than prescribed. Drug Dependency is a normal physiologic response to narcotic medication use. If one stops these medications abruptly the body reacts and a withdrawal syndrome can occur. This is why your doctor will most probably slowly wean your narcotic medications when you are on them. Patients addicted to narcotics have great difficulty stopping their narcotic use and often have very intense cravings for more narcotics.