Addiction - Ways To Recovery!

Management of addiction cases can occur in a variety of settings, taking many different forms and last for different lengths of time. Since it is typically a chronic disorder characterized by occasional relapses, short-term, one-time treatment is usually not sufficient. For many, treatment is a long term process that involves multiple interventions and regular monitoring.

A successful management of addiction includes:

- Counselling

- Medications

- Rehabilitation

The concerned family must ensure long term follow-up to prevent relapse.

Homoeopathy is also known to effectively treat the addiction cases. Homeopathy can be helpful in the quick processing of the unresolved feelings and helping the individual feel stronger emotionally. It is a natural healing system that helps restore the balance and harmony in an individual, offering long-term improvement of both physical and emotional health.  Treatment can also help boost the immune system, increase one’s energy and improve the person’s outlook on life. Homeopathic remedies are prescribed for the whole person, not just isolated symptoms or disease.

Due to withdrawal from the substance causing violent symptoms like exaggerated fears, fever with deliriums etc..,

ACONITE – palpitations and fear

ANT TART – heroin withdrawal with gastric and respiratory complaints

ARS ALB – marijuana addiction, anxious and nervous temperament

BELLADONNA – hallucinogen withdrawal, violent symptoms

HYOSCYAMUS – insomnia with violent behavior

IPECAC – delirium with nausea, vomiting and stomach ache

STAPH – alcohol withdrawal with headache

With digestive complaints, insomnia and joint pains,

ARS ALB and GAMBOGIA – with diarrhoea

BERBERIS VULGARIS – associated with dehydration and low back pain

KALI ARS – with skin complaints

QUERCUS SPRITUS mother tincture – robust alcoholics

STERCULIA ACUMINATA mother tincture – fatigued alcoholics

Constitution of the patient

LACHESIS, CANNABIS INDICA/SATIVA, OPUM, CROCUS, MOSCHUS, NUX VOMICA, SULPHUR etc.

Other examples

Syphilinum and Sulphur - alcoholism

Belladonna - following the use of narcotics (delirium)

Avena Sativa - weaning off morphine or heroin

Plantago and Tabacum - nicotine/tobacco

 Systematic follow-up must be done to ensure the progress of the treatment.

Addiction treatment must help the person to stop using drugs, stay drug-free and be productive in every sphere.