Addiction Treatment Using the NTR System™ (Neurotransmitter Restoration)
Intravenous amino acids specifically formulated and proven to repair areas of the nervous system damaged by addictive substances
· Addiction
· The NTR System™
· How the NTR System™ Came to Be
· More Information on the NTR System™
Addiction includes both cravings for drugs* and drug tolerance (the need for ever higher doses to get the same effect). Addiction occurs because of actual physical changes in the brain and other body areas. The most important change is reduced function of neurotransmitter receptors, the nerve structures that receive the signals from dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine and other neurotransmitters. Drugs have the ability to imitate the action of these natural neurotransmitters, causing excess stimulation of their receptors. After this excess stimulation, the receptors are damaged and do not function well, causing the person to feel empty, anxious or depressed. The person reaches for drugs again, to escape those bad feelings. As drug use continues, receptors become more and more damaged in a vicious cycle.
If the person simply stops using drugs, he or she is left with cravings and very difficult withdrawal symptoms due to the sudden lack of artificial stimulation, on which the nervous system has now become dependent.
Most addiction programs focus almost entirely on the psychological aspects of addiction (talk therapy), and have nothing to offer to fix the brain changes that are producing the continued cravings. For this reason, traditional addiction treatment has low success rates.
* The word "drug" used here means illegal drugs, alcohol, tobacco and even some prescription drugs.
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