Month: March 2018
Is NAD Therapy The Missing Link in Addiction Treatment?
Drug and alcohol addiction create chemical changes in the human brain, producing fluctuations in brain synapses and interference in connections. When someone stops using drugs and alcohol, it starts the body going through detoxification or withdrawal. During cessation of drugs or alcohol, the human brain will start trying to heal itself and rid the body of the harmful chemicals of substance abuse. Could NAD therapy be helpful for treating addiction issues? Is NAD Therapy Useful for Withdrawal Symptoms? Withdrawal symptoms will happen during the cessation of addictive substances and it can become very uncomfortable for the user. Withdrawal produces different effects depending on the substance a person has used, their overall health and the length of addiction. Providing NAD therapy for some...
NAD Therapy – What’s All The Fuss About?
In the United States, substance abuse and addiction have reach epidemic proportions. Heroin, prescription painkillers, meth and alcohol abuse not only take a heavy toll on the person struggling with the addiction, but also on those who love them. Many people haven’t heard of IV NAD therapy, and while the treatment is relatively new, it’s been instrumental in helping spur many addicts onto the path of recovery. So What’s NAD All About? NAD is a naturally occurring coenzyme of vitamin B3 and it is called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. This coenzyme is responsible for repairing, remodeling and structuring all the cells in the human body. It must be plentiful in the bloodstream in order for a person to have optimal health. There have been studies that show a strong link betwee...
FDA to broaden access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction
CNN Original Article By Nadia Kounang, Patients are warned not to break, chew, crush or dissolve extended-release tablets because the rush of oxycodone into the system could cause serious health problems, including overdose and death. (CNN) The Food and Drug Administration expects to roll out guidance on expanded access to opioid addiction therapy known as medication-assisted treatment, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced Saturday at a meeting of the National Governor’s Association. As a practice, such treatment utilizes behavioral therapy as well as medications like buphrenorphine and methadone that can reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms from opioid use. Many addiction specialists consider it the gold standard of addiction treatment. “Medication-assis...
What’s Next for Treatment-Resistant Chronic Pain
Understanding & Overcoming Neuropathic Pain Chronic pain ranks as a significant public health problem, putting an emotional and financial burden on millions of people. One of the biggest challenges for medical practitioners as a whole is when pain is neuropathic in origin. In neuropathic pain, the nerve fibers themselves become damaged, dysfunctional, or injured. Neuropathic pain proves resistant to many forms of treatment, leaving people frustrated, limited in daily life, and not knowing where to turn. Much of the alterations in neuropathic pain occur at the spinal cord. Ongoing pain over stimulates NMDA receptors in the spine, causing them to overreact to future sensory input. Mild pain is felt as more severe pain, and it causes very real physiological reactions. Even normal s...
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