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Outpatient detox helps the addicted to get off opioid drugs

Published: March 30, 2018, 2:31 p.m.

b'Brian Johnson, MD, left, and Sunny Aslam, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Brian Johnson, MD, left, and Sunny Aslam, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Psychiatrists at Upstate who specialize in addiction medicine offer an outpatient detox program for people who are addicted to opioids and other drugs. Psychiatrists at Upstate who specialize in addiction medicine offer an outpatient detox program for people who are addicted to opioids and other drugs. Sunny Aslam, MD, Sunny Aslam, MD, and and Brian Johnson, MD Brian Johnson, MD, explain that this program begins with a lengthy evaluation and examination. It also includes treatment for underlying pain issues. For details, call 315-464-3130., explain that this program begins with a lengthy evaluation and examination. It also includes treatment for underlying pain issues. For details, call 315-464-3130.'