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Patton Addiction Specialists

1 Doctors Found
Of the 1 Addiction Specialists in Patton shown on this page:
  • 1 Board certified
  • 2 Reviews
  • Average rating is 2.5 stars
  • Average wait time is 5 minutes
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Christopher W Sangdahl, MD

Dr. Christopher Sangdahl, MD

  • Currently 2.5 of 4 stars
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Christopher W Sangdahl, MD
3102 E Highland Ave
 Patton, CA 92369
  • Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • 25 years experience
  • Board certified
  • Short wait time
What are Addiction Medicine Specialists?

An addiction medicine specialist is a doctor who treats patients with addictions to substances like drugs and alcohol, or in some cases, behaviors like gambling. Many of these specialists also treat the diseases that stem from these addictions.

These physicians are specially trained to prevent and treat the disease of addiction via psychiatric means, or other fields of medicine like family or internal medicine.

Some of the treatments that addiction medicine specialists perform or oversee are:

  • detoxification
  • rehabilitation
  • harm reduction
  • abstinence-based treatment
  • individual/group therapy
  • halfway houses
  • withdrawal symptom treatments
  • acute intervention
  • long term therapies to prevent relapse