DRUG ADDICTION AND HOMEOPTHY
Dr. KS. Gopi
Former Professor, Govt. Homeopathic medical college, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
HOMEOPATHY
AVENA SATIVA
Avena sativa is one of the best remedies for drug addiction. It is effective for the bad effects of morphine or heroin addiction. It is a good remedy for those addicted to cocaine, marijuana, nerviness, tranquilizers or sedatives. Insomnia due to drug s or alcohol. Sleeplessness with nervous exhaustion and weakness.
NUX VOMICA
Nux vomica is effective for the bad effects of alcohol, tobacco, opium, coffee, wine etc. The patient is nervous and highly irritable.?Headache and intoxicated feeling. Dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting, constipation are other leading symptoms.
MORPHINUM
Morphinum is used for the bad effects of over use of drugs. Mentally the patient is depressed and behaves in a dream-like state. Vertigo and dizziness on least movement of head. Face is dusky red or pallid lividity of face, lips, tongue, mouth, or throat. Violent throbbing in heart and carotids. Alternation of tachycardia and bradycardia.
COFFEA CRUDA
Severe insomnia due to drug addiction. Hyperactivity of mind and body. Increases the sensibility of nerves, making them over excitable and over sensitive. Special senses become over acute, emotions especially joy and pleasurable surprise, produces dangerous symptoms. Now joyous, now gloomy. Coffea removes the bad effects of sleeping pills.
CANNABIS INDICA
Exaltation of spirits. Constant fear of becoming insane. Horror of darkness. Absent minded, forgetful. Emotions and sensations are exaggerated.
BELLADONNA
Fear of darkness and vision of ghosts as a result of drug addiction.?Desire to escape or hide himself. Acuteness of all senses.?Changeable moods. Hallucinations, sees monsters, hideous faces. Spit on faces of other persons. Easily angered.
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HYOSYAMUS NIGER
Headache from narcotic addiction. Hallucinations most marked. Talks with imaginary persons to dead ones. Imagines things are animals. Inclined to laugh at everything. Does foolish things, behaves like mad. Laughs, sings, talks, babbles and quarrels.
SULPHUR
Sulphur antidotes the bad effects of Cannabis addiction. Sulphur patient express sadness and melancholy. They imagine himself a great man. Strong impulsive tendency to suicide by drowning or leaping from a window.
LACHESIS
Headache from narcotics addiction. The patient is highly talkative. Sensation of tension in various parts. Cannot bear anything tight anywhere. Sensation of constriction in throat, abdomen and head.
PULSATILLA NIGRICANS
Diarrhea from heroin addiction. Changeable stools, no two stools alike.
PASSIFLORA INCARNATA
Sleeplessness due to drug addiction.?Effective for morphine addiction. Give mother tincture doses.
OPIUM
Drowsiness and coma from drug addiction. The patient falls into a heavy deep sleep. Thinks he is not at home. Sees frightful visions of mice, scorpions. Perversion of all senses. Euphoric state, overexcitement and sleeplessness.
VIPERA
A remedy for drug addictions by injections.
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2 年What potency and what frequency of dosing should aveena sativa be taken for someone trying to get off a benzodiazepine?