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Dependence Recovery & Management
Welcome and thank you for taking an interest in improving your health through
GKM 's Office-Based Addiction Recovery Management.
If you want to stop, we can help you safely achieve your goals
GKM offer several pathways, if followed, can produce positive results and help you restore your life.
Opioid Dependency Recovery with Buprenorphine Therapy
Buprenorphine maintenance can be divided into three phrases: induction, stabilization, & maintenance.
Induction
The goal of the induction is to find the ideal daily dose of buprenorphine for you. The ideal daily dose minimizes both side effects and drug craving.
Stabilization
Stabilization occurs in the 6 to 8 weeks following induction. This period begins when you are no longer experiencing withdrawal symptoms or intense cravings.The main goal of stabilization is to eliminate opioid use, as noted by your reports and confirmed by urine drug testing.
Maintenance
The maintenance phase lasts as long as it lasts. Long-term maintenance is recommended due to high relapse rates. For example, in one study of 255 individuals, approximately 87% relapsed at 3 months (Ling 2009). During this phase, the patient is maintained at a comfortable dose and reports minimal craving, urges, and side effects.
Alcohol Dependence Recovery
To claim that every individual who makes it into recovery from addiction experiences the same thing would be an overgeneralization. Each person is unique and so is their situation. Even the concept of recovery will mean different things to different people.
There is no one definition of recovery that professionals will agree upon, but there is a lot more to it than simply not using alcohol or drugs. If that were the case then all people with addiction would be in recovery before they started back over the morning. Recovery is all about transformation. It involves recreating a new lifestyle that will produce a level of well being and peace that was never previously experienced by the individual.
The Stages of Recovery
* Acknowledging a problem. The individual is able to get past denial to see the reality of their situation.
* Willingness to change. They decide that they no longer want live a life blighted by their addiction.
* Investigation of Recovery options. Here they will begin researching options for escaping addiction.
* Into action. They will now take action to end their addiction. This may include going to rehab or attempting to give up alone.
* Detoxification. When they stop using the addictive substance there will be a period of withdrawals if done alone.
* Early recovery. During this time the individual will need to learn how to live life without. It involves developing new coping mechanisms and new attitudes towards life.
* Recovery maintenance. This stage never ends. Staying sober becomes a way of life, but the individual could still relapse if they are not careful. They need to stay committed to recovery and building an enjoyable life away from drugs and alcohol.
Alcohol/Narcotics Naltrexone Therapy Maintenance
Naltrexone is not a narcotic, but it does block serotonin and dopamine, the naturally occurring opioid neurotransmitters in the brain from attaching to cell or nerve receptors in the body. There are opiate receptors in the brain, spine, and the gastrointestinal tract. Naltrexone is also used in treatment for alcohol dependence. The use of naltrexone will not stop alcohol intoxication after drinking; it will only stop the pleasurable sensations associated with drinking alcohol. The amount of alcohol consumed will not override the effects of naltrexone, so the sensation of being high will never be achieved.
GKM 's Office-Based Addiction Recovery Management.
If you want to stop, we can help you safely achieve your goals
GKM offer several pathways, if followed, can produce positive results and help you restore your life.
Opioid Dependency Recovery with Buprenorphine Therapy
Buprenorphine maintenance can be divided into three phrases: induction, stabilization, & maintenance.
Induction
The goal of the induction is to find the ideal daily dose of buprenorphine for you. The ideal daily dose minimizes both side effects and drug craving.
Stabilization
Stabilization occurs in the 6 to 8 weeks following induction. This period begins when you are no longer experiencing withdrawal symptoms or intense cravings.The main goal of stabilization is to eliminate opioid use, as noted by your reports and confirmed by urine drug testing.
Maintenance
The maintenance phase lasts as long as it lasts. Long-term maintenance is recommended due to high relapse rates. For example, in one study of 255 individuals, approximately 87% relapsed at 3 months (Ling 2009). During this phase, the patient is maintained at a comfortable dose and reports minimal craving, urges, and side effects.
Alcohol Dependence Recovery
To claim that every individual who makes it into recovery from addiction experiences the same thing would be an overgeneralization. Each person is unique and so is their situation. Even the concept of recovery will mean different things to different people.
There is no one definition of recovery that professionals will agree upon, but there is a lot more to it than simply not using alcohol or drugs. If that were the case then all people with addiction would be in recovery before they started back over the morning. Recovery is all about transformation. It involves recreating a new lifestyle that will produce a level of well being and peace that was never previously experienced by the individual.
The Stages of Recovery
* Acknowledging a problem. The individual is able to get past denial to see the reality of their situation.
* Willingness to change. They decide that they no longer want live a life blighted by their addiction.
* Investigation of Recovery options. Here they will begin researching options for escaping addiction.
* Into action. They will now take action to end their addiction. This may include going to rehab or attempting to give up alone.
* Detoxification. When they stop using the addictive substance there will be a period of withdrawals if done alone.
* Early recovery. During this time the individual will need to learn how to live life without. It involves developing new coping mechanisms and new attitudes towards life.
* Recovery maintenance. This stage never ends. Staying sober becomes a way of life, but the individual could still relapse if they are not careful. They need to stay committed to recovery and building an enjoyable life away from drugs and alcohol.
Alcohol/Narcotics Naltrexone Therapy Maintenance
Naltrexone is not a narcotic, but it does block serotonin and dopamine, the naturally occurring opioid neurotransmitters in the brain from attaching to cell or nerve receptors in the body. There are opiate receptors in the brain, spine, and the gastrointestinal tract. Naltrexone is also used in treatment for alcohol dependence. The use of naltrexone will not stop alcohol intoxication after drinking; it will only stop the pleasurable sensations associated with drinking alcohol. The amount of alcohol consumed will not override the effects of naltrexone, so the sensation of being high will never be achieved.