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Prescription Drug Addiction

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By Michele Thompson, MS — SheKnows.com– Sept 10 2009 With the latest celebrity prescription drug deaths of DJ AM and Michael Jackson, prescription drug abuse is boldly situated on the media forefront, but there are reports that it isn’t just celebrities misusing prescription medication. Recent data demonstrates an American epidemic of prescription drug abuse, particularly […]

Detox procedure saving lives, the Waismann Method

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Drug detoxification from addictive drugs is difficult under any circumstances, but there is a method that has helped thousands of drug-dependent persons overcome their physical addiction in a fraction of the time it takes to detox with conventional methods, In part 1 and 2 of this series, the Waismann Method was introduced, as well as providing a […]

Waismann Method vs Conventional Detox

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The Waismann Method was introduced in part one of this series as a procedure drug-dependent persons can go through to detoxify them from opioid drugs, among others. The method employs a combination of anesthesia, and the drug naltrexone allowing a patient to avoid serious withdrawal symptoms associated with the abrupt cessation of opiates. The procedure is also used to detox […]

Prescription Drug Abuse Growing in the U.S.

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By Sheila Guilloton –Examiner.com July 28Death due to the growing prescription drug abuse is in the headlines now because of the death of Michael Jackson. The media also harkens back to the death of Elvis Presley and other celebrities who have died from drug overdoses. But the abuse of prescription drugs is different. Unlike the […]

Waismann Method, Thousands Overcome Drug Dependency

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By Michael Velardo — Examiner.com– July 25 2009 — Ask any narcotic or benzodiazepine drug dependent person what is one of the worst things about addiction they have experienced, and the answer that rockets back is withdrawals. Categorically, one of the most avoid-at-all-cost “state-of-body, state-of-mind” conditions, withdrawal pains end up exclusively driving a drug dependent person in the direction […]

Could an intervention have saved Michael Jackson from prescription drug overdose?

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By Sheila Guilloton BEVERLY HILLS,Calif.–(Examiner.com)– July 20, 2009 – The saddest words are “what might have been.”  There is still no final report on the cause of Michael Jackson’s death although it is not expected to contain any surprise. The cause of death will almost certainly be accidental overdose of prescription drugs. Amid ongoing speculation […]

Dr. Michael Lowenstein quoted in Star Magazine on the "Michael Jackson drug."

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  Propofol-brand name: Diprivan – is an intravenous anesthetic drug used to induce unconsciousness before surgery.  It has also been used in assisted suicides.  “It’s very dangerous, and not usually given outside a hospital setting,” says Dr. Michael Lowenstein, director of the Waismann Method detox program in Orange County.  “If the person is not monitored, […]

Waismann Method Offers Safe Treatment for Dependency to Benzodiazepines

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UPDATE – The Waismann Method currently does not perform detox treatments for benzodiazepine drugs.   BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ — The Waismann Method, a pioneering medical opiate detoxification procedure, offers one of the most advanced medical procedures worldwide with the medical expertise and advanced technology to treat dependencies to Benzodiazepines, including Ativan, Xanax, […]

New Detox Treatment for Dependency to Benzodiazepines

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UPDATE – The Waismann Method currently doesn’t perform detox treatments for benzodiazepine drugs. The Waismann Method, leaders in the field of medical opiate detox treatment, today announced an exclusive treatment developed for patients with dependencies to Benzodiazepines, which include Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, and Ativan. The Waismann Method of Accelerated Benzodiazepine Neuro-Regulation (ABN) involves a safe, […]