Dangerous Detox: Anesthesia Assisted Rapid Opioid Detoxification AAROD [VIDEO]
WATCH THIS VIDEO BEFORE YOU SIGN UP FOR ANESTHESIA ASSISTED RAPID OPIOID DETOXIFICATION OR THE "WAISMANN METHOD" OF OPIOID DETOXIFICATION.
[Edit: When I made this video, I had no idea that AAROD was still being practiced in the United States in the year of our Lord 2023 AD. I thought that the practice had died out in the 2000's and was relegated to Eastern European countries. I was wrong, as there are YouTube videos promoting this procedure to vulnerable patients. Watch this video and research the complications before you commit to treatment. Even better, get a second opinion from your primary doctor or an addiction specialist, if possible.]
Anesthesia Assisted Rapid Opiate Detoxification (AAROD) Risks
Opioid withdrawal can be an agonizing experience, prompting individuals to seek any means to avoid the distress it brings. Anesthesia Assisted Rapid Opiate Detoxification (AAROD) emerged as a method designed to alleviate the discomfort of withdrawal. In AAROD, patients undergo sedation with general anesthesia and receive opioid reversal agents to induce rapid opioid withdrawal. The idea is that the patient falls asleep while dependent on opioids and wakes up liberated from that dependence, having undergone the process without discomfort. However, in reality, there are significant risks associated with the procedure, including complications that may lead to permanent disability or death.
Due to these risks, the American Society of Addiction Medicine discourages the use of AAROD and advocates for safer alternatives, such as medically managed withdrawal using buprenorphine or methadone maintenance therapy, which are equally effective.
Drawbacks of AAROD
In my video, I explore the drawbacks of AAROD through a case series detailing medical complications arising from the procedure at a specific clinic over a nine-month period in 2012. I also delve into the case of Jordan Peterson, who suffered harm from a related procedure known as Anesthesia Assisted Rapid Benzodiazepine Withdrawal.
If you have questions about AAROD or addiction that are not related to a specific patient or personal medical issue, please share them in the comments below. I assure you that I will read all comments. Additionally, if you have suggestions for new video topics, feel free to leave them in the comments.
Disclaimer: This video does not comment on any particular clinic or practitioner; no clinics or practitioners are named in the video either. The video relates my views on the medical procedure known as "Anesthesia Assisted Rapid Opioid Detoxification" also known as AAROD. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) specifically warns patients and doctors against the use of AAROD for the treatment of opioid withdrawal due to the risks of the procedure and the availability of safer alternatives for the treatment of withdrawal. An individual claiming to represent "Advanced Rapid Detox" asked me to specifically mention that the celebrity Jordan Peterson was never a patient of Advanced Rapid Detox and to clarify that this video does not comment on the quality of their medical practice; I had no knowledge of this business at the time this video was recorded, and this business is not named in the video. As always, I encourage you to speak with a medical professional and ensure that you are fully aware of the risks and benefits before committing to any course of treatment.
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