What is Addiction?
Addiction is the abusive use of drugs despite
the health damage they cause and the risk they have on the person’s life the
most important characteristic it has is that once the person gets addicted it
becomes impossible for him to quit by himself. Addiction is a disease that
affects the brain and must therefore be treated.
What are the substances that cause addiction?
Anything considered as a reward can cause
addiction There are many substances that cause addiction such as Tobacco, Alcohol,
Cannabis, Heroin, Cocaine, Bonsai, Some Fungi, Steroids, and Ketamine.
How to deal with an addict?
Addiction is difficult for the addict’s family
as much as it is for him knowing about the difficulties that the family and the
society around the addict face, we will provide you with some information on
how to deal with an addict.
Addiction Treatment at
NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital
Duration of Treatment
1
Month as Inpatient (may differ for some cases).
A. Non-Pharmacological Treatment for Addiction
1.
Dual Diagnosis
Treatment
At NPISTANBUL Brain
Hospital, we offer dual diagnosis treatment for those suffering from
co-occurring conditions, such as addiction and a mental Health disorder. The
primary objective in the Dual Diagnosis Program is to concurrently address all
co-occurring conditions using a broad range of treatment modalities. We
thoroughly assess each patient to discover any hidden conditions and create a
unique treatment plan.
They are Psychosocial
treatment (Psychotherapies (“Individual, Group, Family”), Occupational
Therapies, Social Working Treatment, Psychoeducation Group Therapy, TMS
(Insular and H-Coil TMS), EMDR (Desensitization of Triggers and Urge
Reprocessing), Neurocognitive Rehabilitation (REHACOM).
2.
Council Visit
A council visit is held
with the participation of all our treatment team one day in a week. During
these visits, we initiate detailed discussions of our patients and the advanced
treatment options that can be applied. Patients are visited and counseled by
Specialized Professor in this field.
3.
Psychotherapy
·
Personal Psychotherapy
During our addiction
treatment, patients are receiving around 5 sessions of Personal Psychotherapy
in a week. At the Psychotherapy sessions, we provide Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic Therapy,
Psychoanalytic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement
Desensitization and Re-progressing).
·
Family Psychotherapy
Family therapies are
particularly important part of our treatment program. We are providing the
required attention of the family to the importance of the treatment and
required education how to manage the process with the patient.
·
Group Psychotherapies
Three types of group
meetings are performed at our hospital for the addiction treatment.
Ø
Deep TMS
The Deep TMS (Deep TMS)
method used in addiction treatment and it stimulates the deeper of the brain
that cannot be stimulated with classical TMS. Deep TMS device stimulates areas
of the brain such as Insula and Anterior Cingulate Cortex, which play a role in
addiction by acting on a deep region.
Ø
rTMS
By applying TMU to the
subjects during the period of withdrawal, reduction of the level of craving by
temporary DA (Dopamine) increase
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Occupational Therapy
In our hospital, Music
in order to reduce the pathologies of the clients, to help them to maintain
their health and socialize, to enable them to develop their self-confidence,
various skills and abilities, to encourage them to use these skills and
abilities in daily life, to ensure that they gain awareness that their leisure
time will increase the quality of life, Occupational therapy activities
including painting-handicrafts, sports and marbling are carried out.
4.
Advanced Toxicology
Analysis
The aim of our
laboratory is to contribute to the prevention and treatment of drug abuse by
identifying, designating and analyzing toxic and addictive substances,
integrate EU rules, improve cooperation, provide institutional developments and
improve physical and technical infrastructure.
5.
QEEG
It is a technique that
shows the distribution of waves of different frequencies on the brain by
analyzing the brain electrical activity record taken from the scalp, and thus
provides indirect information about the functioning of the brain. When QEEG is
repeated after treatment, it can show the positive change achieved with
treatment. As can be understood from the profiles obtained before and after the
treatment in the samples, it can be observed with the bioelectrical activity
recording that the treatment eliminates the irregularities in the brain
chemistry.
6.
TDM (Therapeutic Drug
Management)
With patients who are
using medications, if the blood drug levels exceed the therapeutic values or if
they do not reach an effective level, the treatment is not affected. Drug
interactions may impair brain function, or the drug may not affect the person.
Blood levels (TDM) of the drugs used to detect this are measured.
B. Pharmacological Treatment for Addiction
For addiction treatment, there are different treatment
methods as:
·
Naltrexone HCL (Oral, Injection, Implant / Depot),
·
Acamprosat,
·
Nalmefene,
·
Disulfiram,
·
Buprenorphine,
·
Vanoxerin Consta (Long Term Cocain Addiction)
·
Nalmefene Consta (Long Term for Cocaine/Opioid
Addiction)
What should I do after treatment?
Having some duties to do
Addicts avoid doing activities, so they tend to
stay away from performing their tasks and hand them over to someone else.
In this phase the family should warn the person
and remind him of performing his tasks because doing Daily life tasks is a part
of treatment.
Making new friends Being surrounded by people
who use alcohol and do drugs motivates the person towards re-consuming.
Doing extra tasks in free times with complete awareness
that making new friend takes time We should support him in case he loses his
motivation and hope in order to keep him away from falling back into the trap
of addiction.
The addict’s relatives should be patient and
should support the addict all the way.
Price
Drug Addiction Treatment at NP Brain Hospital: USD $ 25,000- $30,000 - Book Now!
**These prices are only valid for the mentioned services. In case of unexpected complications/circumstances that may develop during the patient's stay in our hospital, additional costs may apply.
Author: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Noyan, MD
Posted: 23 February 2021 at 07:28 UTC
Last Updated: 21 January 2022 at 11:48 UTC
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Prof. Dr. Onur Noyan, MD