Substance abuse treatment centers have witnessed rising rates in painkiller addiction among patients over the past decade. As the drug companies are flooding the market, producing countless versions of the same pill, doctors are prescribing pain medication to more patients than ever before. This has led to the increase in addiction cases and the decrease of success rates at substance abuse treatment centers.

In the past, most substance abuse treatment centers have taken a very general approach towards treatment. They focused on psychological counseling (both group and individual), or they treated withdrawal symptoms by replacing one addictive drug with another. However, advances in technology and breakthroughs in opiate addiction research have led to the development of new treatment methods.

ANR at Substance Abuse Treatment Centers Centers

Accelerated Neuro-Regulation(ANR) is a medical technique that attempts to cleanse the brain's opiate receptors while the patient sleeps under anesthesia. After waking, the body is free of physical addiction and the patient has, for all intents and purposes, slept through the withdrawal period. Substance abuse treatment centers that specialize in ANR continually report higher success rates in treating cases of painkiller and other opiate addictions.

With techniques such as The Waismann Method, ANR is followed by up to a year of after-care. During this time, patients are prescribed Naltrexone, a non-addictive, non-mood altering opiate inhibitor. The medication, coupled with continued counseling, is employed to keep a patient from returning to their habit after they have left the drug detox center, and enabling them to make a smooth transiton back into everyday life.