Psychiatrist Dr. Burak Toprak stated that the chip treatment method applied in the treatment of substance addiction reduces the addicts' desire for heroin and helps them stay away from heroin.
Dr. Burak Toprak gave information about the effect of chip treatment in substance addiction and the problems experienced by patients. Dr. Toprak said that heroin, which is one of the most dangerous addictive substances, can make users addicted even with a single use because it quickly affects the brain when used. Users use addictive substances such as heroin to suppress the internal pain they experience due to the negative events they experience. . Dr. Toprak says, "Drug addicts generally suppress the internal conflicts they experienced in their first drug use with a little substance, but in the next use they have to use the substance more and more frequently in order to achieve the same effect and they can never achieve the same effect. For a while." Then, they complain that they spend almost all their time finding, using, or trying to get rid of the effects of the substance, so they do not spare time for their families, social activities, and professions, and that they have lost their entire social circle.Addicted patients are not only excluded by society, but they also lose their families, work lives, and friendships, and they try to suppress this pain. "They turn to more substances," he said.
"Addiction causes despair"
Addiction causes despair, said Dr. Toprak said, "Addicted patients and their families long for an independent life again, and at the same time, they do not see that addicted patients are one step closer to death in the grip of drugs every day. With each new day, they experience both a hope in their inner world about quitting the drug and at the same time despair that they will not be able to get rid of it." "Patients and families who make great efforts to quit the substance, but see that these efforts are in vain, lose hope with each passing day." /strong>
Drug addiction in the world Dr. stated that heroin is the cause of most of the diseases and deaths that develop. Toprak said, "According to the world drug report, it is estimated that approximately 5 percent of the population uses at least one drug. Only 1 in 6 people who are addicted to drugs apply for treatment. Heroin use can be done by sniffing, smoking or injecting drugs." It can happen through. There is a serious increase in the risk of psychiatric diseases such as liver failure, kidney diseases, heart valve diseases, depression and psychosis in those who use heroin. It has been determined that there is a high risk of contracting various infectious diseases, especially after intravenous use. Since the purity of heroin sold on the street is unknown, users use it every time they use it. "According to the European drug report, the age of drug use has decreased in recent years and there has been a serious increase in heroin-related deaths. It is stated that heroin is responsible for 43 percent of drug-related deaths in Turkey," he said.
"Heroin prevents making rational decisions"
Stating that it has been proven in studies that addictive substances disrupt people's correct decision-making mechanism, prevent them from making rational decisions, and turn them into more aggressive, out-of-control individuals who make sudden decisions. . Toprak said, "Addicted patients generally do not accept addiction and refuse to receive treatment or have problems adapting to long-term treatment. Their motivation to receive treatment increases from time to time, but their long-term motivation cannot continue without professional support. Especially sudden decision changes regarding their life." "Addicted patients can suddenly refuse treatment," he said.
"Addiction chip reduces desire and provides long-term protection."
About the addiction chip method used in substance addiction treatment informing Dr. Toprak said, "There are oral medications that have been used in addiction for many years. At least 1 year of treatment is recommended for addiction, but addicted patients who frequently experience sudden decision changes would refuse treatment after a while and abandon their medications and therapy process. As in other chronic diseases, Long-acting drugs (addiction chips) have been developed because addicted patients often refuse to take medication, forget to take it, or leave the treatment unfinished by saying they are cured. In the implant method called addiction chip, which has become increasingly used in recent years, these chips are placed under the skin in the lower abdomen of people and they show their effects for about 3 months, providing satisfactory results in the treatment of heroin addiction. "The medicine in the addiction chip is renewed 4 times a year"
Dr. Toprak said, "These chips have 3-monthly forms approved by the Ministry of Health in Turkey and with this treatment method, the addicts' desire for heroin decreases, even if they use heroin Even his desire allows him to stay away from heroin because he cannot get pleasure. Since addicted patients do not want to use oral medication for a long time, we can generally get very successful results using this method. We apply chip therapy especially to patients who do not prefer oral medication, and we can achieve very successful results in our clinic. We recommend our patients to renew this chip treatment 4 times for 1 year. The drug contained in the addiction chip is slowly released into the body over 3 months and binds to the parts of the users' brains where heroin binds, greatly reducing the body's desire for heroin. In order to apply this method, which has been frequently used for addicted patients in recent years, there must be no heroin in the person's body. That's why we monitor our patients by hospitalizing them for at least 4 days, and during this period, we help them overcome the crisis period that will occur due to heroin withdrawal, with the help of medications. "We make sure that there is no heroin in his body with the urinalysis we do before placing the addiction chip in his body," he said.
"Psychotherapy added to the chip treatment increases the success rate."
Applied together with the chip treatment Stating that psychotherapy treatment increases the success rate, Psychiatry Dr. Toprak gave the following information: "During the hospitalization, we help the patient overcome the crisis period and also educate the patient and his family about addiction. Immerse the person in matter We identify the causes with a team spirit, and we initiate the therapy process regarding the reasons for the conflicts they have experienced and how they can be resolved. We observe that it is not difficult to get rid of heroin addiction for a lifetime with the therapy programs we apply in addition to addiction chip treatment. "Getting professional support for treatment for addiction patients as soon as possible before they lose hope prevents job losses due to addiction and can also save the lives of addicts and their families.".
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