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Opioid Dependency
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Linked signs and symptoms
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- Appetite Loss (Anorexia)
- Behaviour: Aggression
- Blood Pressure High (Hypertension)
- Chills
- Cramps Abdomen
- Cramps Leg
- Diarrhoea (Diarrhea)
- Heart or Pulse Rate Raised (Tachycardia)
- Insomnia
- Involuntary Trembling Or Quivering (Tremor)
- Mind: Depression
- Mind: Drug Cravings
- Mind: Irritability
- Mind: Lack of Motivation
- Mind: Panic
- Nose Congested or Running (Rhinitis)
- Pain Bone
- Pain Muscle (Myalgia)
- Vomiting
- Weight Loss (Body Mass Index Decreased)
Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Counselling and support
2Alternative and complementary therapies
2Alternative medicine
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
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Biological markers/agents
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Introduction / full article
Opioid Dependency
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
Creative Art Therapy (Expressive Therapy)
Recomendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence to show that expressive therapy helps to treat Opioid Dependency)
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.