Starfield: How To Cure Addiction

Looking for a cure for your character struggling with addiction in Starfield? Here are the ways to recover.

Throughout the Starfield Settled Systems, you’ll find various drugs, alcohol, substances, and stimulants that can be used to boost health and provide resistance against damage to some extent but also can get your character addicted to them if taken on a regular basis. These addictions may become server and have to be treated on time. If you are also looking for ways to treat your character’s addiction, this guide will walk you through all the possible ways and methods to cure addiction in Starfield.

How to Treat and Cure Addiction in Starfield

Treat addictions in Starfield

While drugs or other stimulants help you boost your abilities for a few instances it has an adverse effect on your character’s health which can be noticed, like equipment carrying weight is reduced, or expend energy quicker even while doing simple tasks. Also, your general battle performance and overall health are lowered. Luckily, there are 3 methods through which you can cure Addiction in Starfield mentioned below.

Use Addichrone

This is a temporary solution that can come in handy if for some reason you are unable to take other meditation options. Addicrone can be found in many vendors and medical facilities across the Starfield world. This is the cheapest method, but is effective only for 10 minutes. Use it as you use the medpack and you be relieved for 10 minutes.

Visit a Doctor

If you are looking for something permanent to cure your character’s addiction, visiting a health professional like a doctor can be beneficial for you. Doctors can completely cure the addict status of your character. The fees that you pay to the doctor can range from 400 to 500 credits. However, if you have multiple addictions, this price can increase as well. Below is the list to help you locate doctors in Starfield to get your addiction treated.

List of doctors: 

  • Reliant Medical – New Atlantis, Jemison, Alpha Centauri, Neon, Volii Alpha, Volii System.
  • Infirmary – The Rock in Akila City, Cheyenne System.
  • Reliant Medical – Cydonia, Mars, Sol System.
  • Medbay – The Key

Use Junk Flush

Unlike the Addichrone this inhaler-looking item can cure your addictions with a single swoop. Although it comes at quite expensive with 700 credit on its name for a single piece. Anyway, you require one of these to treat your addiction. Hence, this is the best and most handy solution if you don’t have a doctor near your location.

This Addichrone can be purchased from many medical suppliers and vendors in different places in the Starfield universe like the Reliant Medical branch or at The Medbay in The Well. Moreover, you can craft this item at a pharmaceutical lab when you reach level 4 in the Medical Treatment skill.

Recipe for crafting Junk Flush

  • 1 x Trauma Pack
  • 2 x Toxin
  • 1 x Immunostimulant

Now that you have figured out how to get your character out of addictions, you can continue with your Starfield adventure into the world of stars and planet exploring.

That’s everything you need to know on how to cure addiction in Starfield. If you find this guide helpful, here are a few recommendations to help you keep your character healthy and active throughout the exploration, like how to unlock +40% health or all Status Effects and afflictions. Moreover, you can go through Starfield’s dedicated section on Gamer Tweak for more tips and such guides.