Getting Off Opioids and Other Drugs With Nature’s Remedies

With the opioids claiming so many lives in America, more and more treatments are being developed to help addicts become clean and sober. Drug and alcohol abuse is becoming way too familiar in our country, but our planet’s natural resources can help those struggling with addiction become clean. Plant-based treatments are becoming more widely recognized and eco-friendly, and plant-based addiction treatments are helping to save lives.

One of the many reasons that people use alcohol or drugs is as a means of self-medicating. They are treating a trauma or an undiagnosed mental illness by altering their mental state with legal and illegal chemicals. Some Americans have begun to look toward other cultures and religious practices for relief from what plagues their brain. The following are plant-based relief methods found in other lands and countries:

Ayahuasca

This tea leaf is native to the rainforest of Brazil and commonly used by the area’s inhabitants. It has been traditionally used in healing ceremonies led by a local medicine man. The effects of drinking an ayahuasca tea brew are psychedelic and have been said to be transformative for those with PTSD and issues with depression.

Ibogaine

Ibogaine is an African spiritual medicine that is derived from plants in the Apocynaceae family. It is extracted from the bark and used in small doses. Ibogaine is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, also referred to as a psychedelic, and is illegal in America’s effort to fight a war on drugs. In the 1960s, ibogaine was found to reduce the withdrawal symptoms of heroin. It was reported to make users feel alert and energized.

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