PROMETA Encouraging for Cocaine, Meth and Alcohol
Addictions
Recent clinical studies suggest that the PROMETA Protocol may be
effective in treating those with alcohol, cocaine, or methamphetamine
addiction. The PROMETA protocol is said to work by reducing the
physical symptoms of recovery from substance abuse including cravings
and withdrawal.
| The PROMETA Protocol
is actually made up of three different prescription medications
that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) for uses other than treating addiction. Along with the
prescription medications, the protocol also involves administration
of nutritional supplements in a unique dosing algorithm. Psychosocial
care is also part of the treatment model.
In an open label study of 50 people, the PROMETA Protocol,
use of methamphetamines
by addicts in the study dropped 65-percent and there was a
reported 66-percent reduction in cravings. Side effects were
generally mild and included dry mouth, dizziness and fatigue.
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Additional studies of PROMETA Protocol are ongoing at the University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). These studies include using the
protocol for double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of methamphetamine
addiction.
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