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Rapid Detox: A Lower Relapse Rate

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More than 200 million prescriptions are written each year for various opiates to help manage severe or chronic pain. A huge portion of the population is at risk for mental and physical addiction to this powerful narcotic. Breaking an opiate addiction starts with detoxification and withdrawal. This process can last for weeks, often with a high relapse rate. Rapid detox is a new procedure that can get a patient drug free in only one day and with a lower relapse rate.

What Are Opiates?

Opiates such as fentanyl, morphine, and codeine are a class of analgesics powerful enough to control severe pain when over-the-counter medication is not effective. Due to the high risk of developing mental and physical addiction, these narcotics are only meant to be used for a short period of time. Occasional long-term use may be necessary in severe cases such as cancer or nerve damage to bring pain levels down to a tolerable level. However, patients build up a tolerance over time so that higher dosages are needed for the same amount of relief.

Traditional Detoxification

The first step to overcoming an opiate addiction is getting the opiates out of the body’s systems. Traditional detoxification can take anywhere from 90 to 120 days for a patient to be completely drug free. The withdrawal symptoms are painful, physically exhausting, and risky without medical supervision. Unfortunately, traditional detox also carries a high rate of patient relapse.

Rapid Detox

Rapid detox is a medically supervised procedure that speeds up the detox process. Patients can be completely drug free in as little as one day. Naloxone is used to reverse the effects of opiates while the patient is sedated. The patient’s body goes through the withdrawal symptoms while under sedation, which eliminates the discomfort. When the patient comes out of sedation, often they are not even aware that they experienced the physical withdrawal symptoms. The entire process is closely monitored by an experience medical staff to ensure the patient’s safety and comfort. In addition, rapid detox results in a much lower rate of relapse.

Making the decision to deal with an opiate addiction is a difficult choice, even for people who want to get help. Knowing what the detoxification and withdrawal process entails can be the major hurtle holding them back from seeking the help they need. Rapid detox is a solution that can help people to become drug free in a single day and can reduce the risk of relapse with reduced withdrawal symptoms.