As with any addiction, complete physical treatment for oxycodone addiction is often accomplished through a combination of a treatment program and some kind of counseling. Medical detox entails the prescription of drugs that can be used to reliably and safely cleanse the drug from the body of the drug with little withdrawal symptoms in a monitored environment. Inpatient programs involve staying in a place where there is constant medical and psychological attention for those addicts who have a significant addiction. In outpatient treatment, patients stay at home and get help from a doctor. It helps patients to recover in a calm environment. This treatment is for those people who suffer from minor pain. Therapy aims at helping the addict to overcome the emotional symptoms that trigger their addiction and replace them with more positive, healthy behaviors, and to help them develop a strong, long-term plan of recovery.