With continues advancement in medical technology, it is not surprising to know that new ways of treating or rehabilitating drug addicts are already available. Among these new breakthroughs, one has found its way in the center of interest among medical professionals—rapid detox. This new process claims to be able to shorten the withdrawal period, the time when the drug addict experience a group of symptoms following his discontinuation of drug dependence. From the normal withdrawal period of a few days to a few weeks, depending on the drug or chemical, rapid detox claims to shorten it to just a few hours. But this innovative way could be too good to be true from the point of view of some professionals. According to them, this “instant recovery” is quite far fetched. They say that this fast method only detoxifies the body of toxins but does not keep the addict from his cravings. Because of this, after just a few weeks, patients who have undergone rapid detox goes back to being drug dependent.
But the process is not really supposed to provide cure for the psychological aspect of drug addiction. Originally, it is designed solely for the purpose of reducing the time the patient will spend in the painful process of withdrawal. It intended to decrease the suffering for drug addicts as they endure the whole process of rehabilitation. Although the entire procedure can be risky, the danger of it only depends on expertise of the doctor or anesthesiologist.
The major problem that this new process imposes is the high risk that goes with it. But like any other scientific discovery, rapid detox is still on its way to development. And there is nothing left to do but to wait for a time when this process meets its completion. In the meantime, rapid detox can serve as a hope for all of those who want to get over their addiction and get the cure they have always wanted.