It depends on the medications. Certain medications such as anti-depressants, blood pressure mediations and others will often be continued, but mood-altering chemicals such as benzodiazepines and opiate-based painkillers are not. All too often individuals suffering from drug and/or alcohol addiction don’t realize that the medications prescribed by their doctors are addictive and are part of their problem.  Each medicine is considered for its safety, addictive potential, and likeliness to trigger a relapse to determine whether you should continue taking it.  In most cases an alternative safer treatment can usually be prescribed that will serve the same purpose but does not present an ongoing danger to an individual’s success in recovery.