an effective treatment plan for substance abuse
How Does Neurofeedback Help as a Drug Addiction Treatment?
Neurofeedback brain training rebalances brain dysregulation caused by prolonged drug use. Substance abuse is a chronic and relapsing brain disease, not a moral failing. People do not choose to become addicted. Our brain controls our thoughts, feelings, and behavior. When the brain is in a balanced state, the whole system can function effectively. Scientific evidence shows that neurofeedback reduces drug-seeking symptoms, prolongs abstinence periods, and improves psychological and neurophysiological abnormalities among substance abuse patients.
What causes addiction?
Drugs are substances that are often used to treat or prevent diseases. Some prescription medications can alter a person’s emotional or physical state. Problems can arise when patients misuse or abuse these medications. Individuals become addicted to these substances to the point that drug use becomes the center of their lives and they lose control over their actions.
Studies show that drug addiction symptoms, such as cravings and dependence, are associated with brain dysregulation. Using a brain mapping technique called quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG), it was found that patients with substance dependence have alterations in their brainwave profiles particularly within the alpha, theta, and beta bands.
What’s the usual treatment for drug addiction?
Prescription drug addiction treatment often entails medications and behavioral counseling. A substance abuse doctor may also use medical devices and applications to help with withdrawal symptoms or deliver skill training. Medicines and talk therapy have their own limitations and do not always work for everyone. Management of this chronic and complex illness requires a multidisciplinary approach.
Overcoming substance abuse
Over 23 million Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol, but only 10% of them are receiving treatment. Addiction can be fatal. It can lead to liver disease, lung cancer, stroke, and overdose. There is a need for substance abuse treatments that are safe, non-invasive, respectful, and capable of acknowledging each person’s unique situation.
Can substance abuse be treated successfully?
For decades, substance abuse has become an increasing problem. Many of those affected and their families are looking for a new intervention that reduces the need for medication and a long rehabilitation, as well as prevent relapse. There has not been a successful therapy that satisfies these requirements before neurofeedback. Now that brain training is being widely used and studied for a range of difficult-to-treat disorders, more and more sufferers will be able to recover from this debilitating illness.
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