Drug addiction is a disease, and like any serious illness, it requires treatment, which is impossible without the patient's desire to overcome the harmful dependency. Thousands of people fall into the grip of drugs, from which it is very difficult to extricate themselves.
Medicine in Israel has advanced significantly in the treatment of addictions. At the Top Ichilov clinic, you will be offered a unique method to overcome drug addiction within 6 days.
The addiction specialists at our clinic are experienced professionals capable of treating the most severe forms of drug addiction. At Top Ichilov, sensitive professionals work to help patients not only overcome their fatal addiction but also take the first steps into a new world — a world without drugs. Our patients are surrounded by the care and attention of the staff — alongside effective medications, this helps to cope with the disease in the shortest possible time.
Treatment of Drug Addiction at Top Ichilov
The addiction specialists at our medical center treat various types of drug addiction. In particular, one of the methods for treating opioid addiction successfully used at Top Ichilov is Naltrexone therapy. The course of this treatment includes the following stages:
- Meeting with the patient at the Top Ichilov clinic – initial medical examination, discussion of treatment stages;
- Receiving the necessary medications to begin treatment;
- Hospitalization in the intensive care unit;
- Laboratory tests and standard medical examination;
- The patient is placed in a deep sleep for 4 hours. While the patient sleeps, Naltrexone is administered intravenously, which blocks opioid receptors and cleanses the body of drugs. The patient goes through the withdrawal syndrome stage during these 4 hours;
- The day after hospitalization, the patient begins a course of Naltrexone, which maintains the effect of receptor blockage;
- Discharge;
- Medical examination;
- Two days later, a final meeting with the addiction doctor, as well as a discussion of the need for additional meetings and referral for social adaptation.
The patient is required to take Naltrexone daily for several months.
Your personal addiction doctor maintains contact with the patient for a year to provide medical or psychological assistance.