- Contributors
- 1 Addiction: Definition, Epidemiology, and Neurobiology
- 2 Overview of the Addiction Recovery Industry
- 3 Food Addiction
- 4 Integrative Approach to Alcohol Use Disorder
- 5 Integrative Approach to Sedative-Hypnotic Use Disorder
- 6 Integrative Approach to Cannabis-Use Disorder
- 7 Integrative Approach to Stimulant-Use Disorder
- 8 Integrative Approach to Opiates, Opioids, and Opiate Use Disorder
- 9 Integrative Approach to Nicotine Use Disorder
- 10 Integrative Approach to Behavioral Addictions: Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD)
- 11 Hallucinogens: Spiritual and Therapeutic Use, Overuse, and Complications
- 12 Psychiatric Assessment and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 13 Psychosocial Treatment Approaches for Substance Use
- 14 Homeopathic Approach to Addiction
- 15 Ayurvedic Approach to Addiction
- 16 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Approach to Addiction
- 17 Nutritional Support and Addiction
- 18 Functional Medicine Approach to Addiction
- 19 Exercise for Addiction and Recovery
- 20 Nutraceutical Treatments for Addiction Recovery
- 21 Interaction of Spirituality and Religion with Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse
- 22 Three Dynamic Healing Modalities for the Treatment of Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders: Aromatherapy, Equine Therapy, and Creative Arts Therapies
- 22.1 Creative Arts Therapies: An Integrative Modality for Addiction and Trauma Treatment
- 22.2 The Role of Aromatherapy in the Treatment of Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 22.3 Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 23 Shamanism: Addiction and Soul Sickness
- 24 Ibogaine: History, Pharmacology, Spirituality, & Clinical Data
- 25 Group Therapy and Support in Addiction Treatment
- 26 Integrative Approaches to Healing
- 27 Integrative Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain and Substance Abuse
- 28 Integrative Approaches to Post-acute Withdrawal and Relapse Prevention
- 29 The Future of Addiction and Recovery Healing Arts
- Index
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- Chapter:
- (p. 360) Nutraceutical Treatments for Addiction Recovery
- Author(s):
Jeffrey Becker
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780190275334.003.0020
Current medical treatment in substance-use disorders and addiction recovery often fails to address the underlying molecular pathophysiologic mechanisms of addiction morbidity. Psychopharmacology and behavioral interventions do not directly address the cellular patterns of dysfunction in addiction but natural treatments can and should be employed in a research-based manner to support existing treatment protocols. Research into addiction pathophysiology is clear: removing the offending agent through sobriety is often not enough to restore natural premorbid physiology. Drug-induced oxidative stress and inflammation may inhibit full recovery by damaging molecular health, homeostasis, and neurological function. Prolonged activation of stress systems likely affects judgment during the “white-knuckle” stage of recovery. The author discusses research characterizing the following 3 functional categories of addiction pathophysiology: inflammation and antioxidant system degradation, stress system activation, and vitamin and mineral depletion patterns. Each section is followed by discussion of research-based natural treatments employed to support addiction recovery at the cellular level.
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- Contributors
- 1 Addiction: Definition, Epidemiology, and Neurobiology
- 2 Overview of the Addiction Recovery Industry
- 3 Food Addiction
- 4 Integrative Approach to Alcohol Use Disorder
- 5 Integrative Approach to Sedative-Hypnotic Use Disorder
- 6 Integrative Approach to Cannabis-Use Disorder
- 7 Integrative Approach to Stimulant-Use Disorder
- 8 Integrative Approach to Opiates, Opioids, and Opiate Use Disorder
- 9 Integrative Approach to Nicotine Use Disorder
- 10 Integrative Approach to Behavioral Addictions: Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD)
- 11 Hallucinogens: Spiritual and Therapeutic Use, Overuse, and Complications
- 12 Psychiatric Assessment and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 13 Psychosocial Treatment Approaches for Substance Use
- 14 Homeopathic Approach to Addiction
- 15 Ayurvedic Approach to Addiction
- 16 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture Approach to Addiction
- 17 Nutritional Support and Addiction
- 18 Functional Medicine Approach to Addiction
- 19 Exercise for Addiction and Recovery
- 20 Nutraceutical Treatments for Addiction Recovery
- 21 Interaction of Spirituality and Religion with Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse
- 22 Three Dynamic Healing Modalities for the Treatment of Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders: Aromatherapy, Equine Therapy, and Creative Arts Therapies
- 22.1 Creative Arts Therapies: An Integrative Modality for Addiction and Trauma Treatment
- 22.2 The Role of Aromatherapy in the Treatment of Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 22.3 Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
- 23 Shamanism: Addiction and Soul Sickness
- 24 Ibogaine: History, Pharmacology, Spirituality, & Clinical Data
- 25 Group Therapy and Support in Addiction Treatment
- 26 Integrative Approaches to Healing
- 27 Integrative Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain and Substance Abuse
- 28 Integrative Approaches to Post-acute Withdrawal and Relapse Prevention
- 29 The Future of Addiction and Recovery Healing Arts
- Index