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Synergy Treatment |
Betty Ford Clinic |
Narconon Clinics |
Prometa Clinics |
Methadone Clinics |
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Adults and teens. Specializes in business executives who seek quicker, more effective alternative to “white-knuckle” method.
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Women, families, children and even licensed professionals with particular needs.
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Teens and adults |
Adults only |
Adults only |
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Outpatient |
Offers both programs |
Inpatient |
Outpatient primarily, but some patients may require a 2-3 day stay. |
Outpatient |
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All-natural approach using amino acids, which positively influence the brain and repair the damage done by drugs, minimize withdrawal from the drugs and restore clarity of mind.
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12-Step Programs of Alchoholics Anonymous (AA) and/or Narcostics Anonymous (NA) and counselling.
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From L. Ron Hubbard's Purification Rundown. Clinics administer a daily regimen of individually tailored vitamins, oil and multi-minerals with special attention to magnesium, calcium and niacin, plus exercise and lengthy sessions in a sauna. |
Focuses solely on the physiology of the disease and targets the brain receptors to address dependence, cravings, withdrawal and anxiety. Treatment takes place at a hospital facility or physician practice licensed to use PROMETA. Can be used to complement more traditional phychosocial therapies.
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Used in detoxifying opiate addicts, methadone reduces the cravings associated with heroin use and blocks the high from heroin reducing the euphoric rush. Patient remains physically dependent on the opioid, but uncontrolled, disruptive behavior is removed. |
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Most prescription and non-prescription drugs and alcohol
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Most prescription and non-prescription drugs and alcohol
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Most prescription and non-prescription drugs and alcohol
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Only acohol, cocaine and methamphetamine addictions
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Only heroin, morphine and other opiod drugs
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10 days |
Inpatient ranges from 30 to 90 days; outpatient is 5 nights a week for 8 weeks |
2 to 5 months |
2 to 3 day visit and 30 days of prescription medication and nutritional supplments |
Taken orally once a day for a minimum of 12 months |
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The amino acids quickly target the synapses to normalize them, repair damage to the brain, reduce withdrawal symptoms.
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Patients will experience typical withdrawal symptoms in the initial detoxification stage.
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Narconon uses its mixture of vitamins and mineral supplements to minimize withdrawal symptoms.
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PROMETA and nutritional supplements minimize withdrawal symptoms.
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Methadone suppresses narcotic withdrawal for between 24 and 36 hours. |
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$12,000 |
Inpatient ranges from $21,000 to $34,500; Outpatient is $4,800 |
Depending on the clinic, ranges from $10,000 to $40,000 |
$12,000 or more |
$4,745 (for a year) |
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Better than 80 % success rate in more than 10,000 patients treated.
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No statistics available.
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Report 60% to 80% recovery rates.
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No statistics available
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Outpatients receiving MMT, weekly heroin use decreased by 69%.
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