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When most people talk about rapid drug detox they are referring to a procedure known as ultra rapid detox that can help a person overcome opiate addiction. The idea is that an opiate addict can undergo this procedure, be put to sleep, and then have all of the drugs flushed from their system while they are put under. After they wake up they generally do not experience any physical withdrawal symptoms and can then supposedly return to living a normal life without the drug addiction.

Now this procedure is somewhat controversial because it is expensive, somewhat risky, and does not produce consistent results. It is too new to be covered by insurance companies so people who want to undergo the procedure have to pay a lot of cash to do so. Some addicts have apparently died during the procedure as well and so there is some element of risk involved when compared to more traditional detox methods. Understand that with opiate addiction that there is no danger of death or seizures when undergoing cold turkey withdrawal, as there is with other drugs like alcohol.

Now even if a person wakes up from ultra rapid detox and feels great they still have to deal with the social and psychological factors that led them to abuse drugs in the first place. Without addressing these needs the addict is extremely likely to relapse eventually and return to their old habits. Ultra rapid detox can lead people into a false sense of security regarding their recovery when in fact the addict needs to put in more effort from a social and emotional standpoint in order to stay clean and sober in the long run.