Stopping Physical Addiction to Opiates in 8 Hours by MD

**Posts:** 5 · by **hankojedi** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:51 pm

For the last few years I tried something new. Right after 8 hours of rapid detox under general anesthesia, I inject the patients with Vivitrol. That is an FDA-approved long-acting opiate receptor blocker lasting 30 days. These opiate addict patients showed no physical withdrawal, and thanks to Vivitrol are no longer able to feel the effect of opiates for the next 30 days. Then I instruct them to get monthly Vivitrol repeat injections for the next 11 months. For those that follow the instruction, the relapse rate at one year has been zero percent. For those that do not follow the instruction, the relapse rate at one year has been 30 percent. At least this is a quick way to stop the physical addiction and allows the patients to begin to go to counseling and group therapies to deal with the psychological aspects of the addiction problems once they go home after spending 3 days with us.

**Posts:** 14140 · by **jurplesman** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:43 am

hankojedi wrote:For the last few years I tried something new. Right after 8 hours of rapid detox under general anesthesia, I inject the patients with Vivitrol. That is an FDA-approved long-acting opiate receptor blocker lasting 30 days. These opiate addict patients showed no physical withdrawal, and thanks to Vivitrol are no longer able to feel the effect of opiates for the next 30 days. Then I instruct them to get monthly Vivitrol repeat injections for the next 11 months. For those that follow the instruction, the relapse rate at one year has been zero percent. For those that do not follow the instruction, the relapse rate at one year has been 30 percent. At least this is a quick way to stop the physical addiction and allows the patients to begin to go to counseling and group therapies to deal with the psychological aspects of the addiction problems once they go home after spending 3 days with us.

This sounds very interesting. But withdrawing from drugs does not necessarily treat the condition that drove an addict to use drugs in the first place. This procedure should be followed with treatment of the underlying biochemical abnormality that causes people to use drugs.

Read: Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder

I believe if you were to combine Vivitrol treatment with nutritional therapy, you would be able to get clients off any drug, including Vivitrol, in about a year's time. (See here).
This would be worth a PhD study by some institution. What do you think?

**Posts:** 5 · by **hankojedi** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:31 pm

Vivitrol is pure Naltreone. It's not addictive. In my treatment protocol, patients use monthly vivitrol to prevent relapse into opiate addiction.

**Posts:** 14140 · by **jurplesman** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:33 am

hankojedi wrote:Vivitrol is pure Naltreone. It's not addictive. In my treatment protocol, patients use monthly vivitrol to prevent relapse into opiate addiction.

I understand but what about treatment of addiction itself?

**Posts:** 5 · by **hankojedi** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:35 am

While the patient gets once monthly Vivitrol for 12 months, he should also undergo treatment by substance abuse counselors twice a week and have group meetings twice a week. Ultimately, life style change is necessary. Also, I have found it necessary to train the patient to regain true sense of fear toward opiates and other mood-altering substances.

**Posts:** 14140 · by **jurplesman** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:32 am

hankojedi wrote:While the patient gets once monthly Vivitrol for 12 months, he should also undergo treatment by substance abuse counselors twice a week and have group meetings twice a week. Ultimately, life style change is necessary. Also, I have found it necessary to train the patient to regain true sense of fear toward opiates and other mood-altering substances.

What type of substance abuse counsellor are you talking about. Does it treat the underlying biochemical abnormality that triggered addiction in the first place?

I mean: Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder

**Posts:** 1 · by **Bahrain12** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:54 am

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**Posts:** 7 · by **ricosuave** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:44 am

This message is for jurplesman.

I've been on this forum only a few days and almost every post I've read from you says the same thing.

It's starting to feel like spam! Give it up already and talk about something else, man.

You want to shove that stuff down people's throat and it's annoying.

**Posts:** 14140 · by **jurplesman** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:02 am

ricosuave wrote:This message is for jurplesman.

I've been on this forum only a few days and almost every post I've read from you says the same thing.

It's starting to feel like spam! Give it up already and talk about something else, man.

You want to shove that stuff down people's throat and it's annoying.

If you don't like my posts, don't read them.I hope you are in control of your emotions. My posts are for people who are interested in the nutritional aspects of mood disorders. This would appear to be well beyond your comprehension.

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