First and foremost, treatment starts with getting through the withdrawal phase and the best options is a medical detox. For a patient suffering from a painkiller addiction, a detoxification program is often needed. In a hospital, setting doctors can use higher levels of medications which helps block the sympathetic response to these painful symptoms. Therefore, with adequate medical assistance, the significant withdrawal symptoms should resolve in days instead of weeks.
Traditional methods of drug detox, generally cause patients unnecessary suffering through withdrawal. As a result, many individuals relapse or just do not attempt to get help. The ideal opiate detox should be safe, compassionate and relatively brief. Minimizing withdrawal symptoms can provide a much better chance to achieve abstinence, and to return to a healthy, productive life.
MAT – Medication-assisted treatment
Medicated-Assisted Treatment (MAT) consists of the use of FDA- approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral health treatment. These medications include Methadone, Suboxone or Buprenorphine drugs which are also opioids, is really a substitution of drugs and not a detox. For the majority of knowledgeable patients, this is an unacceptable option. The goal of treatment should be total abstinence and not a lifetime commitment to an opioid.
In the 80s scientist’s research, a technique that would accelerate and shorten the duration of an acute withdrawal while the patients were under anesthesia and not subject to discomfort. Additionally, an antagonist therapy could be immediately initiated immediately and reduce the risk of relapse. This process was known as Ultra Rapid Opiate Detoxification, UROD.
What is Painkiller Rapid Detox?
Rapid detox is a procedure that can quickly reverse opioid dependence e while patients are under sedation. Patients are admitted to a full-service hospital at least a day before procedure hospital where they can be carefully assessed and receive medical monitoring and medication while in a private room. The day of the rapid detox patient is in an ICU room where an experienced anesthesiologist performs the detoxification. The process generally lasts 40 to 90 minutes, and patients comfortably sleep through the withdrawal syndrome. They continue to rest the remainder of the day and night while receiving the high level of care only a hospital ICU can provide.
At this point, the patient is free of opiates. However, the physiological regulation starts. This phase is crucial to the success of the detoxification. Due to the lack of endorphins, patients are hypersensitive to any discomfort, emotional and physical. They may also be feeling lack of energy, some diarrhea, and often anxious. For this reason, the Waismann Method has created Domus Retreat.
Painkiller Addiction Treatment and Recovery Program
At the recovery center, patients typically feel noticeably better every few hours that pass. After a brief recuperation period (usually a few days) the patients often start feeling better, regaining the zest for life and most importantly feeling hopeful.
At the retreat, they receive a combination of therapeutic service s to make this transitional time, much more comfortable. They also have the privacy of their own suites to heal in their own time. Counselors and therapists are there to support and guide them to a healthy and positive outlook on life and in the future ahead.