Opioid Abuse

Also Know As Narcotic Abuse

Sign/Symptoms
Behaviour: Attention Deficit (Reduced Ability to Focus) Behaviour: Drug Taking Overtakes Social Responsibilities Behaviour: Drug Withdrawal: Relief of Withdrawal Symptoms By Further Use Constipation Drug Acquired Tolerance Eyes Pupil Constricted Mind: Apathy Mind: Euphoria Mind: Impaired Judgment Mind: Impairments in Social Interaction Movement: Muscle Coordination Loss (Ataxia) Muscle Wasting Physical Dependence Psychological Dependence Speech Slurred Substance Abuse With Chronic Dependence Weight Loss (Body Mass Index Decreased)

Drugs

Our Records are Incomplete for Drugs

Treatments
Alternative Medicine Mugwort (Artemisa Vulgaris) No Recommendation Very Low Evidence Lifestyle Changes Crisis Intervention Weakly in Favour Very Low Evidence

Attributes

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Further Tests

Our Records are Incomplete for Further Tests

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Mugwort (Artemisa Vulgaris) [1, 2, 3, 4]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It has been proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has been discounted due life-threatening side effects

Recommendation: No recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that mugwart helps to treat opioid addiction. More research is needed.)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. Anliker MD, Borelli S, Wüthrich B. Occupational protein contact dermatitis from spices in a butcher: a new presentation of the mugwort-spice syndrome. Contact Dermatitis. 2002;46:72-74.

3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/mugwort

4. Fetrow CW, Avila JR. Professional's Handbook of Complementary & Alternative Medicines. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2004.

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