When you look at people who are addicted to drugs,
there seems to be a common misconception in mind that these people either need
a lifetime rehab or their life seems waste to you. But such is not the case,
given the increasing number of facilities and healthcare options for almost all
the various disorders, conditions and diseases, drug addiction especially that
of cocaine and heroin can now be curbed at a much earlier stage, thanks to
development in pharmacology. The scientists have now started using an substance
called as ibogaine, again, for treatments against drug addiction. It was once
used very frequently, before being banned for a while. Let us know about
treatments of Ibogaine for drug addiction and Ibogaine aftercare.
About ibogaine
Prepared from the stems and leaves of an African
shrub called Tabernanthe iboga, this substance is been used by the natives of
Africa since a long time. Their main purpose initially was to use it for
overcoming hunger and thirst and combating fatigue. It is from there that we
can say that ibogaine has nerve stimulating properties. It is a psychoactive
indole alkaloid which occurs naturally. It was taken off the market in 1967,
before which it was in the form of lambarene, as a physical and mental
stimulant and anti depressant.
Ibogaine treatment
Ibogaine treatment involves systematic dosages of
the substance to the person who has drug dependency. It is believed to work
maximum on those who have heroin and cocaine addictions. It boosts the entire
system of the patient and makes him gain more self control against drug
dependency. The cravings as well as withdrawal symptoms like trembling,
anxiety, hyperactivity or slow responses can be curbed down to almost 95% with
the help of ibogaine treatment. Many people tend to believe that a few sessions
of this treatment is enough to help a person rehabilitate from his drug
addiction phase, but what is more important is his care even after the
treatment is over.
Post treatment
This phase, known as Ibogaine aftercare, is
considered to be the most important stage once the treatment against drug
dependency is completed through the use of ibogaine. What mostly makes the
patient go into the previous phase of addiction, or relapse of condition as we
call it, is majorly due to being in constant contact with the people, places or
things with which their drug use is associated. Once the treatment is through,
care has to be taken so that these patients do not come in direct contact with
their past routine of drug addiction through any means.
In this phase, once the people are taken away from
places of their routine life, they focus and concentrate more on the treatment
and come out of the addiction faster than otherwise. Many people tend to have an
underlying streak of other related disorders too like anxiety or bipolar
disorder. But aftercare makes sure that the person is given total attention to
and there is no scope left for any kind of relapse.
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