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Can Ketamine Therapy Work for Addiction Treatment?
There are many people struggling with drug addiction that have failed at traditional inpatient drug treatment. Some people have better success rates with medication-assisted drug treatment, but still some will fail to become clean. Many addiction medicine specialists believe ketamine therapy could be the answer for treating drug addiction, read on to find out more information. At Ketamine Therapy USA, we use ketamine infusions for various reasons including pain management, depression and PTSD treatment and drug addiction. Drug Addiction Treatment with Ketamine: Ketamine infusion treatment has been receiving a lot of attention recently because it has antidepressant effects. Unlike other prescription antidepressants, ketamine causes an immediate antidepressant effect and improves the mood. I...
Is Ketamine Infusion Therapy Good for Treatment-Resistant Depression?
About 10 to 20 percent of people suffering from depression meet the diagnostic criteria for treatment-resistant depression. Within the past ten years, scientists have discovered the important role glutamate an amino acid of the central nervous system, plays in mood regulation. Currently, ketamine has demonstrated effectiveness for a major depressive disorder (MDD) and treatment-resistant depression (TRD). However, there are emerging concerns about ketamine’s optimal dose and the frequency of administration. What is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)? Major depressive disorder is debilitating and associated with frequent relapse, persistent psychosocial and functional impairment. MDD is one of the most common types of disability in the world and is associated with an increased risk of suicidal...
Ketamine Infusion Treatment for Addiction Recovery
There is no question scientific studies have helped us gain a better understanding of addiction while providing new, innovative and more effective ways of treating this horrible disease. Drug addiction is one of the biggest challenges facing our country today, particularly heroin which is purer, cheaper and deadlier than many other drugs. There is evidence which suggests ketamine infusion treatment could be beneficial in addiction recovery, medical professionals are slowly opening their minds and changing their views about the drug. What is Ketamine Therapy in Lexington, KY? Before we delve further into the scientific studies concerning ketamine infusions, let’s first educate you about ketamine, its history and uses. Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic drug which is used in veterinary me...
Does Low-Dose Intravenous Ketamine Help Alleviate Pain Syndromes?
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a disorder which can be accompanied by severe pain that’s often both chronic and resistant to conventional therapies. Researchers from Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center found, “limited low-dose infusions of a widely used anesthetic drug may relieve the often intolerable and debilitating pain of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).” The team released a report entailing successful treatment of a 9-year case of Type I CRPS with an intravenous ketamine infusion in an adult female patient. Objective of the Study: The objective of the study was to find out if the use of ketamine provides meaningful improvements in pain scores and betters the quality of life for people suffering from CRPS. To achieve the objective, the team focused on analyzing...
Study – Ketamine for Head Injury Treatment
Usually the use of ketamine for patients with traumatic brain injuries is contraindicated due to the concerns of increasing intracranial pressure. However, these concerns came from early studies and case reports that were improperly controlled and designed. Recently, there were studies done which challenge the use of ketamine being safe to use in these patients. What is the Goal of the Study? The purpose of the study was to review the use of ketamine for induction, sedation and maintenance in patients with a traumatic brain injury in different clinical settings associated with anesthesia. Researchers also wanted to review the potential mechanisms underlying the neuroprotective properties associated with ketamine. Results of the Study: While the population of the particular study was very s...
Guidelines for Ketamine as Pain Reliever
New research has shown ketamine can be an effective option for pain relief, and it could even be used as an alternative to opiates. Ketamine has been in the headlines a lot recently because studies have found it’s good for PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation treatment. The drug is also being utilized more in inpatient and outpatient settings to manage different types of pain, read on to find out more about the newest breakthrough for a drug once only associated with the club scene. Ketamine vs. Opiates Ketamine has captured headlines, particularly international headlines as it was used to rescue 12 Thai soccer players who were trapped in a flooded cave. A driving force behind the growing effort to use it as a pain reliever replacement for addictive opiates, because it could save lives a...
Legalization of Marijuana in Four More US States
There’s been hundreds of cannabis-related bills introduced since state legislature started to reconvene in January, 2018. Because of all the new legislature, 2018 is set to become one of the biggest years ever for marijuana policies in various state capitols. New Legislature: Before 2018, no state had ever legalized cannabis through the legislative process. However, this has changed when the Vermont House of Representatives approved a bill to legalize adult possession and cultivation, just hours after United States Attorney Jeff Sessions announces he was rescinding the Cole memo. The senate followed, Republican Governor Phil Scott signed the bill into law and on July 1,2018, it became effected. Connecticut: In Connecticut, four committees have held hearings on cannabis regulation bills, in...
Intranasal Ketamine Shows Promise in Treating Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
A ketamine nasal spray has shown promise in rapidly treating the symptoms of major depression and suicidal thoughts. The recent study published online in The American Journal of Psychiatry a double-blind trial compared the standard treatment in addition to a placebo for rapid depression treatment and suicidal thoughts. Read on to find out further information about the study and the findings researchers uncovered. The Study The study involved 68 participants, and each were randomly assigned to two groups, one group received ketamine or a placebo twice a week for one month. All of the participants continued to receive treatment with antidepressants throughout the trial. The researchers looked at the effects at four hours after first treatment and again at 24 hours and 25 days later. The Resu...
Illinois Lawmakers Pass Bill to Replace Opiate Prescriptions with Medical Marijuana
On June 15th, 2018, people in the state of Illinois who have a prescription for opiate painkillers may be eligible for medical marijuana. Today, lawmakers passed a bill allowing anyone with a prescription for opiates to be eligible for the state’s medical marijuana program. Illinois Medical Marijuana Program With passing the new law, Illinois joins other states at looking to medical marijuana to help in the fight against opiate addiction and overdose deaths. Senator Don Harmon, a Democrat from Oak Park, Il, and sponsor of the state senate bill said, “As we see the horrible damage inflicted by opioid use and misuse, it seems like a very low-cost and low-risk alternative.” The Alternatives to Opiates Act would allow millions of people to apply for temporary access to the state’s existing med...
Addiction Programs that Use Suboxone
Opiate drugs such as OxyContin, Vicodin and Percocet have taken over the pharmaceutical market, with heroin being the deadliest street drug effecting the United States. Many people become addicted to opiates because they are easily accessible and have such a high propensity for dependence. Addiction programs that use suboxone help people become clean from opiate dependence, while under the supervision of a licensed medical doctor. What is Suboxone? This medication that helps opiate dependent individuals become clean, without having withdrawal or cravings. Some think it is a miracle drug, and our program truly believes it is because we’ve seen the tremendous, positive results. Suboxone helps people kick their opiate addiction, despite what some treatment professionals say about it replacing...
Ibogaine Treatment as a Possible Alternative Solution for Addiction
Drugs and alcohol have become a growing point of concern for people all over the country. While this dialogue does draw attention to a problem of epidemic proportions, it has failed to provide the viable solutions to help treat those afflicted. Addiction is Spreading Addiction doesn’t discriminate. It can strike anyone from any walk of life at any time. Understanding this can help us to understand the diversity that’s necessary for treatment modules to be effective. Overdoses now account for more accidental deaths than any other causes in the U.S. This doesn’t even begin to account for the overall loss in time, productivity, and healthcare costs that are lost due to addiction. Specifically, the opioid epidemic has become a global pandemic and threatens to destroy and disable an entire gene...
Suboxone Clinics Maryland – New Approach To Opiate Addiction
We are Proud to Open Our New Suboxone Clinic Finding a suboxone clinic in the Baltimore area can be difficult because some aren’t accepting new patients and others only take private health insurance. Our program welcomes new patients and people with any kind on insurance, even state Medicaid. We pride ourselves on offering effective treatment overseen by a licensed doctor and we will never fail to help those who come to us in need. How we use suboxone effectively: Once you’ve made the choice to find a healthcare provider for suboxone treatment, you should know not all providers can prescribe it. Only about 35,064 doctors are currently trained and certified to prescribe suboxone out of 800,000 physicians in the United States. Our program only uses physicians who have gone through the proper...
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