Dr. Darvin Hege, also known as the “evening psychiatrist,” can help you stop smoking as well as stopping any other addiction you may be dealing with. As one of the best Atlanta addiction specialists, Dr. Hege can you quit cigarette addiction as well as cocaine and alcoholism. Dr. Hege uses various methods to help his addiction patients. For example, alcohol and Xanax addiction is treated in a similar fashion in order to avoid the withdrawal symptoms.
Dr. Darvin Hege gives prescription tranquilizers, that replace the alcohol or Xanax, to family members or close friends who will accompany you yo daily outpatient visits. He takes a medical history and records, in detail, vital signs while doing a complete psychiatric assessment on your first visit.
Dr. Hege is especially efficient at treating addiction because 50% of the time there is an underlying non-addiction, medication-responsive condition present as well. Having an addiction specialist in Atlanta who is also a psychiatrist is very valuable for anyone who is serious about quitting an addiction.
Additionally, Dr. Hege provides local, outpatient treatment in metro Atlanta area for cocaine users who want to quit. He also only uses the best medication available to help minimize cravings and withdrawal symptoms. He uses these properly researched medications combined with cognitive behavioral therapy which has resulted in the highest recovery rates available.
As a premier Atlanta addiction specialist, Dr. Hege only prescribes the best medication to help you quit. This includes Disulfuram, which helps minimize cocaine cravings and significantly increases abstinence and recovery in studies over the first three months. He has also been using this for over thirty years to treat alcohol abuse.
Dr. Hege accepts patients 18-64 years of age. However, he does not accepts medicare or patients with major mental illnesses. He is a psychiatrist and not a psychologist and therefore it is not within his jurisdiction to offer psychotherapy or counseling, only prescribe medications.
Dr. Hege offers evening and weekend office hours and affordable self-pay fees-guaranteeing you privacy and discretion. Call us at 770-458-0007, between 9 AM to 8 PM Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Saturdays, and 9 AM to 1 PM Sundays for same-day evening and weekend appointments offered at competitive rates.
