Essentials of Relapse Eradication

July 4, 2014

Essentials of Relapse Eradication-Drug Addiction

All was well until your old supplier appeared. Drug addiction recovery is possible but is frustrated by relapse. Keep new friends and you will make it.

In making effort to root out drug addiction from our systems and by extension to the society at large one of the biggest challenges we are likely to face is that of relapsing along the way. For us to achieve our objective for eradicating the problem of addiction successfully then it is proper that we analyze this topic with a view of understanding its consequences and how to contain it. Because of this great interest relapse is going to form the basis of our discussion in this article. Therefore what is actually the meaning of relapse? It basically falling back to something that you have made effort to disassociate with or from, that is to say falling or sling back into a former or old state, practice, a vice, error, wrongdoing or just backsliding into illness after recovery. From the definition it is all about fall back but for our case in this article we will concentrate on the health aspect of it as we progress with our quest to understand relapse.

Relapse is a significant factor in the process of addiction recovery which many patients fall prey to however when it happen it is important that patients should not contemplate this as an admission of failure or point of weak character. Emphasis should be made to the effect that discontinuing an addiction to drugs, alcohol, nicotine etc. is a tedious, difficult and take a long process which would ordinarily require soundness and reasonable amount of courage and willpower to emerge the victor.

The challenge of relapse is such an uphill task not just to some but all patients whether in the rehab or not. Nonetheless many people who have succeeded will testify that they met several obstacles before their great success. It is therefore important to be positive all through even if they relapse once, twice or even several times the focus and determination to triumphant should be loaded for the ultimate result of beating an addiction.

We acknowledge that the whole process can be very frustrating to the patients themselves and even to their friends and relatives when they make and put a lot of effort in an attempt of trying to knock out their addiction related habits and then all over sudden they succumb in to the cravings. For sure this will be absolutely demoralizing and the patient being human will be right to feel discouraged because all the hard work and time they have invested appears to have been for nothing and that they may not beat their addiction but I want to give you hope that the effort is worth it and they must never look back. Relapse is real and is just one of the obstacle to overcome, so dear friend keep the good work you are almost there don’t give up because that is not an option your great life is a head of you and you are just about to repossesses it.

Essentials of Relapse Eradication-Don’t give up

Acknowledging that the process of addiction recovery will not be easy is a motivation factor. Many addicts go wrong in the process by giving in to temptations, dear friend as eluded in the above points turn around all the hindrances to be positive in this process. Take note that a relapse is a manageable risk and that you/we are all human and falling into temptations is normal. Desire to be transformative in approaching all matters of addiction recovery by igniting the light of hope and that despite the surrounding you are on course and progressing well with treatment plan. Take the greatest asset here which is your family and friend. They are all very much proud of you and are behind you and are supporting you all the way.

As we said before the journey will not be full of roses and so if for whatever reason you relapse and smoked a stick of cigarette or took a sip of alcohol don’t let this wear you down forge a head accept that it has happen and take note of when it happen, why it happen and what might have been the cause for it happening and finally how you purpose to prevent it from recurring again. With this notes taken take another step the moment you are able to soberly communicate, take it upon yourself to share with your psychotherapist or counselor and seek help from them on how to elude this from occurring again. Be sure that they are professionals and will be able to assemble a work plan containing ways of dealing with this new development. With this information your counselor is likely to speak to someone from your self-help group not to demine you but this is an indicator that you need a little more extra support and motivation to help keep you on the recovery track.

Essentials of Relapse Eradication-Essentials to help you avoid a relapse

There are steps you can take to prevent this from happening. These include:

Ensuring that you are not in close contact with those things which comprised your addiction, for example alcohol in the house or medicine bottles (e.g. painkillers).
Try and elude circumstances in which your emotions are involved which will cause you in seeing your addiction as the answer or a form of escape.
Try to elude events or social situations in which you may be attracted to relapse. For example if your colleagues ask you to go for a drink after work. It is better to decline until you are at a point where cravings are no longer a problem and you feel relaxed about having a soft drink with them.
If you were part of a group of friends who take drugs than avoid them and make new friends.
Keep a telephone number of an addiction help line or your local support group close to hand so that you contact them if you feel as if you are going to relapse.
Keep attending self-help groups, counseling sessions and support networks even if you feel as if you don’t need their help any more. They can often spot the signs of a potential relapse long before you do and will advise you on how to deal with this.
If you suffer a relapse be honest with yourself as to why it has happened, accept that it has and carry on with your treatment.

Finally we must work together to defeat addiction, relapse is sometimes very discouraging but with experts like Dr. Dalal Akoury, Founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, the challenge will be professionally handled, look at a brief effort doctor Akoury is making together with her team of experience experts. They are offering exclusive NER Recovery Treatment to addicted patients globally as well to other physicians and health care professionals through training, clinical apprenticeships, webinars and seminars, this is all you need and any qualified professional in all disciplines can now be a part of this truly successful and fast addiction recovery treatment.

Essentials of Relapse Eradication-Drug Addiction

Neuroendocrine Restoration Will Lead You Out Of Addiction

June 28, 2014

The process of developing an addiction usually follows a pattern, regardless of the activity you become addicted to. There is a common misconception that has likely reified the concept into a simplistic definition; one that is inclined towards substance. Addiction does not necessarily have to deal with a substance. You can develop an addiction to eating, talking, masturbating, just the same way you get addicted to cigarette or bhang smoking.

At early stages the process is usually subtle and mostly subconscious. For the case of drugs, almost all addicts will have succinct picture of how they started; usually a few hurried gulps of the father’s favorite ‘long neck’ caring not to be seen; a bottle of Smirnoff which got them really high and chattering through the party; a stick of marijuana from a willing friend or a cigarette that appeared irresistible given the way a certain fatherly figure seemed to have felt heavenly while smoking it.

This would be followed by a series of like behavior occasioned by similar chances. The person usually repeats the action a number of times over a given period of time and cannot clearly tell the point when they could no longer back off this act.

Why can a person not simply stop the act as soon as they realize it has blown out of proportion? Why do they continue the act against their own will? Why does the process of rehabilitation from drug addiction so delicate that it can be fatal if not properly monitored?

Understanding the mechanism of addiction

The start of addiction is always a voluntary step. Your father smokes, you notice and become curious. You steal and smoke it.

You attend a party, people are all drinking and you are invited to have a taste; it tastes sweet (because it is Namaqua). You drain a glass, and wish it was a few inches deeper, just before you begin speaking louder and more than the music system.

You are just about to make the final turn to the hostel washrooms, when your nose picks a familiar smell. You decide to give a hand shake to the group of comrades involved in a hushed discussion a few meters away; they offer you a stick of bhang, which you accept ‘because you are a man’

You like the experience. So you get bored and feel like doing something different; you want a little adventure so you go for the drug you just tasted a few days back. Remember in each of these cases you could opt to refuse, but you just decided; why not?

Soon you decide to repeat the practice, because you are stressed and a friend said this usually work for them, or merely because you are tuned to it after having liked the experience. You do not notice it, but at this juncture your brain is releasing the happiness hormones like endorphins that stimulate the excitement.

This act becomes the triggering activity for the release of the hormones. Your body starts to relate the triggering activity to the sensation that it will cause as a cause-effect relationship. This begins to condition your body to an addiction.

You are welcoming a new habit; the condition now triggers a biochemical process in your body whose subsequent repetition soon gets your system conditioned to releasing the hormones.

Recovery from Addiction

addiction recovery You completely destroy a plant only when you dig its roots. Repetition of an activity gets entrenched as a condition in your system; a system controlled by a central engine in your body called neuroendocrine system.

The neuroendocrine system is the combination of interaction and interplay of the endocrine and the nervous system; the central nervous system.

Our bodies are made up of cells. And cells are components of the network of glands known as the neuroendocrine system that controls the internal state of balance in the body.

Therefore, when the body has been conditioned to react in a certain way, the neuroendocrine system becomes programmed to direct that certain response as a way of life. Getting out of an addiction therefore means deprogramming your body; which simply is reconditioning your hormonal responses.

Every hormonal response is controlled by the neuroendocrine system. For one to fully recover from an addiction therefore, their neuroendocrine system must be reconditioned to direct the normal response.

Dr. Dalal Akoury

Medical Doctor Dalal A Akoury is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist based in South Carolina, Myrtle Beach. She has a vast experience in medicine having served as a medical practitioner for thirty six years after receiving her medical degree from the University of Alexandria, Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Dalal Akoury currently runs a medical facility Awaremed Health and Wellness Resource Centre located in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. This medical facility is the brainchild of the doctor.

Neuroendocrine Restoration Will Lead You Out Of Addiction

Narcotics and Cancer Treatment

June 28, 2014

Narcotics Can Be Safely Used To Ease Pain in Cancer Patients

The use of narcotic drugs is a scare to all and any mention of this draws mixed reactions, probably due to the well-known life threatening side effects that users of such drugs are exposing themselves to. However, in certain scenarios you may have to depend on these drugs to at least reduce your pain. In this case the narcotics are used with medical intentions having to be administered by a doctor who knows the right dosage as over-dosing may produce horrible side effects. To cancer patients, the narcotics are a necessity they can never run away from as they are very effective in reducing the intensity of pain they suffer, while ailing or undergoing certain treatments (chemotherapy for example)

The pain relieving drugs that are non-narcotics in nature are available, and include; Tylenol, Celebrex and Advil. These drugs are very useful in cancer treatment. However, they can only be effectively used for mild pains but cannot help much in reducing the great pains that most cancer patients have to go through. For this case, narcotic drugs become the only option for these patients. A lot of patients though, are scared of addiction to these drugs and thus repel the idea of the usage on them. But, legal narcotic pain medication can be used safely to reduce the pain in cancer patients without the risk of addiction.

The narcotics used in pain medication are all related to morphine but may come in different forms. The effects of these narcotic pain medication drugs vary in different patients and the different forms also have different side effects. Some of these drugs include; hydromorphone, roxicodone, codeine and fentanyl. These forms are also different in strength and while will take mere seconds to ease the pain, some may take up to an hour to reduce the pain. The drugs may come in forms of tablet, liquid or even as a suspension.

There is a known risk associated with misuse of these drugs and so it is important that the complex combination of these drugs be done by an authorized medical personnel who will be able to reduce the negative side effects of these drugs on the patients’ health while maximize on their benefits. In case of any unexpected side effects the patient is advised to seek the intervention of the doctor as the patient may react differently to the drug as other patients who had undergone the same treatment.

The doctor should monitor the progress of a patient on treatment and see if the patient is doing better with the medication. If the patient is still experiencing the intense pain, then the doctor will give a different combination of these drugs that will be able to reduce the pain and give the patient comfort. This calls for cooperation between the cancer patient and the doctor so that the patient can benefit from the medication.

The patient may at times have to use two different drugs, especially when the pain is continuous and sometimes becomes unbearable. The patient may use a narcotic drug that takes less time to ease the pain while still using the long term pain medication that is subscribed to her by her doctor. In most cases the patient will be in control of the other drug that he will use at certain times when the pain is intense to give her slight breakthrough from the pain. The narcotics that are entirely controlled by patients should not have adverse effects on the patient even if they take them beyond the recommended doses.

Constipation

One of the discomforts that cancer patients on narcotic pain medication suffer most is constipation. It is therefore advisable that as you take narcotic pain medicines you should also take medicine that will help you evade constipation. If the constipation problem persist even after taking necessary measures, you should talk to your doctor about so that he may change your pain medicine for another that will least affect your bowel movements. It is also important that you avoid other relaxants when you are using narcotic pain medication. You should not take alcohol without discussing with your doctor as that may work against your medication.

There have been controversies about the use of narcotic drugs to control pain in cancer patients with many critics saying that the patient’s risks suffering an addiction. The truth however is when narcotic drugs are used as pain medication the doctors give required dosage that will not addict the patients. A patient is different from strict addict that may use the narcotic drugs to suppress depression or simply to get high. When used for medication the patient is not in control of the drug unlike in the case of a street addict who is in control of the amounts he takes. He can overindulge but a patient cannot since he uses the doctor’s subscription.

Affordability

The issue of affordability features when you want to choose the pain medication to use. Most of these narcotic pain medicines are quite expensive and are mostly paid for by insurance cover plans. If you do not have an insurance policy and you find your drug too expensive, it is advisable to tell your doctor so that he may find you a more affordable alternative that is also effective.

It is good to seek information about narcotic pain medication to cancer patients from experienced doctors so that you will know the best course of action to take in case you or your loved ones are victimized by this disease. For this purpose, Dr. Dalal Akoury (MD) has availed detailed information about cancer treatments on her website. If you are not suffering from this disease but you are affected in one way or the other. Get in touch with Dr. Dalal Akoury so that you may learn much on cancer management and be of help to this generation.

Narcotics Can Be Safely Used To Ease Pain in Cancer Patients

Addiction, Heart Disease, and Stroke

June 23, 2014

Addiction, Heart Disease, and Stroke-Deteriorates Good health

Drug addiction has negative effect on human health. It brings with it heart complications, and brain multifunction which leads to stroke

The greatest and most valuable asset one can have on earth is good health. It is one asset that has so many enemies attacking it left right and centre. Because of the great value of health we will be discussing some of its attackers in a bid of being prepared to keep the good health that we all need. It goes without mention that drugs and alcohol addiction has bad effects on our health due to their abilities to affect all the body organs like the lungs, the heart the brain among others. We are going to zero in two organs for the purpose of this article i.e. the heart and the brain of which research has established that there is a direct connection between drug abuse and irregular heartbeat, collapsed veins, bacterial infections, cardiovascular distress, heart attack and stroke. This is a discussion you don’t want to miss and so I take this opportunity to invite you to keep on the link for this fact finding mission.

Heart disease is associated with a collection of abnormalities affecting the proper functionality of the heart. For instance the dysfunction may be in the heart muscle, valves and electric system of the heart or the arteries that supply blood to the heart. The heart has muscles which may develop complications when the heart has been overworked chronically and it is normally common when one has high blood pressure/hypertension. Like the muscle of the arms grows when we lift heavy weights so is the tender muscles of the heart will enlarge when they are under chronic physical stress as seen with alcohol and drug addiction.

The heart receives its blood supply from the blood vessels which are occasionally affected by the coronary artery disease (CAD). It is important to note that the supply of blood to the heart should be consistent since the heart also gets its supply of oxygen to function effectively through this means. A disease in the heart arteries causes inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart which results in heart attacks in many cases and the effect of this is that the portion of the heart muscle tissue deprived of oxygen dies.

Addiction, Heart Disease, and Stroke-Stroke

Like the heart the brain also requires steady supply of oxygen to function normally and so when the arteries supplying blood/oxygen to the heart is either partially or completely blocked, then there will be inconsistency in the supply of oxygen to the brain causing that section of the brain deprived of oxygen to die.

The brain, like the heart, requires a constant supply of oxygen to function. When one of the arteries that supply blood to the heart becomes partially or fully blocked, the brain is deprived of oxygen. This, in turn, causes the tissue in the area of the brain that is not being supplied with oxygen to die. The effect of this will depend vary depending on the part of brain affected and so symptoms like inability to speak, walk, think or talk well will be seen in the victim. Stroke can also occur when the vessel to the brain ruptures or bust the effects of this is the same.

Addiction, Heart Disease, and Stroke

Drug and alcohol addiction create great strain on the body’s organs and organ systems such as the brain, nervous system, respiratory system and circulatory system. There is also a direct connection between drug and alcohol abuse and adverse cardiovascular effects such as irregular heartbeat, collapsed veins, coronary artery disease and bacterial infections that destroy the valves of the heart. Examples of drugs that lead to cardiovascular distress or cause heart disease include:

Cocaine
Heroin
Inhalants
Alcohol
Marijuana
Methamphetamines

Cocaine and crack are short-acting, powerful stimulants that act directly on the heart muscle, the brain’s neurotransmitters, blood vessels, nerve tissue and organ functions. The effects of the drug are immediate, and, depending upon the method of use, the effects can last from 30 minutes to 2 hours. The intensity of the high can increase the heart rate and blood pressure to dangerous levels, which in turn can cause irregular heartbeats and cardiac arrest.

Heart Disease, Stroke, and Addiction Treatment

It must be emphasized that cardiovascular distress can lead to heart attack and stroke. Alcohol and drug addiction are never and will ever be friends with the heart. Addiction to such substances must be treated timely for the valuable asset (good health) to be productive. Research indicates that perhaps the most dangerous time for drug abusers is the withdrawal period because it is during this period that the heart, cardiovascular system and other organ systems are under great stress. It is therefore important that during this time, drug and alcohol withdrawal be treated in a medically supervised drug detoxification center. Drug and alcohol withdrawal can be life-threatening and must not be stopped suddenly without the examination and professional medical advice from a qualified and experience doctor.

Proper care should be taken during detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines or barbiturates because users can experience uncomfortable and dangerous withdrawal symptoms which include seizures, heart attack or stroke. A qualified medical doctor should be there to supervised detox program this will help avoid these serious withdrawal symptoms and minimize discomfort during the detox period before drug rehab or alcoholism treatment.

In conclusion I want to give word of hope to those who have abused their bodies through years of alcoholism and drug addiction combining with smoking cigarettes, poor nutrition and lack of proper medical follow-up, all is not lost drug and alcohol addiction treatment is still possible with Dr. Dalal Akoury who is also the Founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center. Dear reader if you or anybody you know is suffering from this scourge of addiction you can be of help to them by sharing the recovery program available at this facility where doctor Dalal Akoury and her team of experts are offering exclusive NER Recovery Treatment to victims all over the globe as well to other physicians and health care professionals through training, clinical apprenticeships, webinars and seminars. Come and experience treatment with a difference everyone is welcome to be a part of this truly successful and fast addiction recovery treatment.

Addiction, Heart Disease, and Stroke-Deteriorates Good health

Amino Acid for Addiction treatment

June 21, 2014

Amino Acid for Addiction treatment-Drug Addiction

Amino acids are precursors to brain chemicals such as serotonin, a natural anti-depressant-like chemical produced from the brain.

The efforts of kicking addiction out of our systems and societies is on and gaining momentum every passing year as people become more informed of the adverse effects of substance abuse in our families, neighborhood and the society as a whole. In an effort to eradicate addiction the use of amino acid as a means of treatment was invented several decades ago and this is what is going to form the basis of our discussion in this article. It is such an interesting discussion that you don’t want to miss and so I take this earliest opportunity to invite you into the discussion for the real truth which will go a long way in ensuring that problems of addiction is reduced to a manageable level globally. Remember this is just one of the many methods of administering treatment several of which has been discussed in our previous articles which are also available for you on this link.

Amino Acid for Addiction treatment-Personalized Amino Acid Therapy

The term amino acid is used to denote the use of alternative amino acids to help regulate brain chemicals also known as neurotransmitters and other aspects of physiology. This kind of treatment will only be effective when we incorporate a specialized urinalysis test which provides a reliable method of measuring excretory values for neurotransmitters. With the results obtained from these test personalized amino acid supplementation is recommended to improve the quantity and ratios of neurotransmitters in the brain.

Amino Acid for Addiction treatment-History of Amino Acid Therapy

There is a long, well documented, history of using amino acids for depression and other issues related to brain chemistry imbalances. Discovered in the early 1900s, amino acids were used up to a few decades ago as the physician’s mainstay for administering treatment to these kinds of conditions. However with the introduction of pharmaceutical medications all but eliminated this natural treatment option from the allopathic repertoire nonetheless amino acids have continued to be a popular option for an alternative medicine modalities and very important for those seeking natural methods for brain chemistry balancing.

Amino Acid for Addiction treatment-What are Amino Acids

Amino acids are the breakdown products of proteins, some of which are not readily available in our normal diet and may need to be supplemented in a more concentrated form. They are the building blocks of proteins. Proteins play a very important role in maintaining our health and make up a big part of the diet. The three main macronutrients found in food include carbohydrates, fats and proteins. We need proteins in our diet for among other roles being the building block of muscle and brain tissues.

Those derived from protein intake (Amino acids) are precursors to brain chemicals such as serotonin, a natural anti-depressant-like chemical produced from the brain. Serotonin requires the amino acid tryptophan they are available in foods such as turkey, for its production. Without the proper amino acids in our diet, our brains can become depleted of these crucial chemicals which are also known as neurotransmitters as had been indicated earlier. The depletion of neurotransmitter can not only lead to depression, it is also connected with insomnia, Attention Deficit Disorder, anxiety, memory loss, weight gain and addictive disorders.

Amino Acid for Addiction treatment-Amino Acids from Food Stuff

The amino acid profile of various proteins varies greatly. Foods that contain
protein, whether they are vegetarian or animal in origin, contain different combinations of amino acids. While we do need to keep up our overall daily intake of protein in order to maintain our health, proper neurotransmitter balance cannot always be achieved through diet alone. Protein intake increases the level of amino acids circulating around in the blood stream. Once proteins are broken down into amino acids by the digestive system, they are then released into the blood stream.

In order for these amino acids to be taken up into the brain, they have to be carried across the blood-brain barrier using a specific transport system. This transport system will not help to correct amino acid imbalances within the brain. For example, if you have become depleted in serotonin because of high stress, dietary deficiencies or other lifestyle factors, the tryptophan uptake will not increase in any capacity across the blood-brain barrier.

Amino Acid for Addiction treatment-The Need for Amino Acid Supplements

The question we need to ask ourselves is how can we increase the amount of serotonin in the brain utilizing tryptophan as a precursor? The answer lies in the timing of supplementation. Between meals, the levels of circulating amino acids in the bloodstream decreases. By supplementing with an individual amino acid when one is between meals, we are allowing that particular amino acid to become more available to be taken up by the transporter at the blood-brain barrier. Once the amino acid is taken up in the brain, it can then be used for neurotransmitter production.

Since each of us has a unique neurotransmitter profile, the recommended supplements in any program should be proportionate to your imbalances. While single amino acids can work to balance the brain, using this method often requires several different products and should also include mineral cofactors, vitamins and a high quality omega-3 fatty acid. Neurogistics protocols incorporate your individual requirements and provide a program of highly targeted amino acids specific to your imbalances. All of your brain nutrient needs are combined into a few products making it easy and convenient to buy and use. Individual protocols can make the difference when based on proven testing methods.

Restoring neurotransmitter levels and achieving your correct balance can have a profoundly positive effect on issues like depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, headache, migraines, memory, focus, chronic pain and more. You can achieve this by consulting an expert who will help you determine the right protocol for you. Talking of expert it is important that the expert should be one who has vast experience and has been administering treatment in the same discipline. AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center is a facility founded by doctor Dalal Akoury who is a medical expert with over two decades experience in various addiction related problem and offers natural treatment while focusing on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE. You need to look no further for the expert because doctor Akoury will have all you medical needs professionally attended to.

Amino Acid for Addiction treatment-Drug Addiction

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