Victor Vines

Victor Vines, MD

A Specialist in Addiction Medicine

Vic Vines, MD, is a board-certified addiction medicine specialist who works with patients to help guide them from addiction to recovery in a supportive environment.

Treatments may involve:

  • Behavioral therapy
  • Counseling for the individual, their loved ones and family members
  • Detoxification
  • Long-term medical support to address physical effects
  • Medications that help relieve withdrawal symptoms, lessen cravings and restore brain function

Services Dr. Vines provides include:

  • Mental health and substance use assessments
  • Mental health skills and therapy
  • Outpatient management of acute withdrawal syndromes, including alcohol, opioids such as heroin and fentanyl, and benzodiazepines such as Xanax and Valium
  • Supporting individuals in outpatient settings with medication management to prevent a return to substance use

In addition to Dr. Vines’ experience treating addictions with medications, he has personal family experience with mutual help groups such as twelve-step programs and other spiritually based recovery groups.

Addiction treatment is personalized and considers several factors, including age, overall health, severity of dependency and how well the patient handles certain procedures, medicines and therapies.

Speaks: English

Specialties

  • Addiction Medicine

Types of Care

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