Simply put, the rapid detox procedure or Anesthesia Assisted Rapid Opiate Detoxification eliminates the body's craving for certain highly-addictive drugs
such as heroin and Methadone by literally purging the system.
This opiate reversal procedure is conducted under general anesthetic and is followed by a maintenance
program employing Naltrexone in conjunction with counselling.
While under general anesthetic, the patient is administered medications that remove the opiates
(narcotics) from the nervous system. This causes immediate and sudden withdrawal. However, since the
patient is unconscious, he/she avoids the anguish of rapid withdrawal. Naltrexone and Naloxone - two
powerful yet safe drugs - are then administered, reducing the normal withdrawal period from five or six
days to five or six hours.
The patient is then maintained in a state where he/she essentially sleeps through the worst of the
withdrawal symptoms over several hours.
When the patient awakens, he/she will have lost their craving for heroin but may experience some
residual withdrawal symptoms. However, these symptoms will not increase and will, in fact, decrease, as
the patient continues to improve. The patient is provided with medications to help relieve most of the
withdrawal symptoms.
What Is Naltrexone Maintenance Therapy?
Naltrexone is a medication that blocks the effects of heroin, Methadone and other prescribed pain
medications.
Naltrexone works by entering the brain and nervous systems and attaching itself to small areas called
receptor sites. For heroin to produce its effect it must attach itself to these receptor sites. However,
since the Naltrexone has already done so, it prevents the heroin from doing likewise. Therefore, the patient
does not get "high" and avoids relapse. It is recommended that Naltrexone therapy be maintained for at least
six months. Naltrexone is completely effective, produces very few side effects, and is fully approved by the
FDA.
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