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Natural therapy for methadone addiction

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Unlike other drugs methadone withdrawal is a painful and uncomfortable. They may feel like dying because of the cramps, vomiting, depression and sleeping deprivation. Though they are not life threatening one yet the user feel uncomfortable with the symptoms. Hence the methadone discontinuation requires proper doctor’s attention. A natural detoxification can be taken to reduce the painful experienced during the discontinuation. Natural detoxification is the alternative treatment which consists of massage, herbal treatment with acupuncture and sauna. Cold turkey is the phase where the patient does not experience any symptoms when they stop the drug use. The best way in detoxification is to quit cold turkey. The symptoms will be visible within 12 hours and the person quits by his own will lock himself in the room which is referred to as dope sickness. (more…)