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PROMETA™ Treatment Program
Medical research has shown that addiction is a disease associated with biochemical changes in the brain. These changes in brain chemistry play a significant role in the physical symptoms of substance dependence, including cravings and withdrawal.
An innovative approach to treating addiction, PROMETA™ addresses the physiological, nutritional and psychosocial aspects of addiction. When used as part of a physician-established recovery plan, this treatment is an enormous aid in sustained recovery.
What Is PROMETA?
PROMETA is an innovative medical treatment designed to target the adverse changes in brain chemistry that occur with alcohol, cocaine, or methamphetamine dependence. Treatment with PROMETA is generally performed in an outpatient setting and typically requires just 2–3 visits* for the initial treatment, followed by one month of prescription medications and ongoing professional counseling.
The PROMETA Treatment
The PROMETA treatment protocol involves prescription medication and nutritional supplements administered in a medically supervised setting. The patient then receives one month of prescription medications and nutritional supplements. Professional counseling following the initial treatment typically includes individual and/or group therapy.
There are two PROMETA treatment program:
- PROMETA for alcohol dependence
- PROMETA for stimulant dependence (cocaine or methamphetamines)
*Treatment for cocaine or methamphetamine dependence includes a second medically supervised treatment of 2 visits on consecutive days, about 3 weeks after the initial treatment.
Repeated drug use causes brain adaptations that produce cravings, leading to more drug use. PROMETA is medical treatment that is designed to help reduce your cravings and reverse some brain adaptations, helping maintain your abstinence.
PROMETA™ program is administered intravenously in an outpatient medical setting and help alleviate the symptoms of withdrawal of alcohol, cocaine and methamphetamine addiction.
The treatment program is medically supervised and designed to address neurochemical imbalances in the brain and nutritional deficiencies caused or worsened by addiction. These changes in the brain are highly responsible for withdrawal, craving and relapse.
Who Can Use PROMETA?
Treatment with PROMETA is not appropriate for everyone. The PROMETA-treating physician must make the treatment decision for each individual patient regarding the appropriateness of using the PROMETA treatment program during detoxification or any other stage of recovery.
PROMETA is not designed for use with those diagnosed with dependence to opiates, benzodiazepines, or addictive substances other than alcohol or stimulants. PROMETA may not be appropriate for use in all patients, and should not be used in women who are or who plan to be pregnant or nursing during the course of treatment. PROMETA is not designed for use in patients under the age of 18. Other prescribing restrictions may apply.