Understanding Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Substance use Treatment

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Understanding Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in
Substance use Treatment
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There have been a lot of new techniques developed
for use at inpatient drug treatment centers and
some have proven more successful than others.
There are as many treatments for substance use as
there are causes, but one noteworthy example is
hyperbaric oxygen therapy, HBOT. What is HBOT and
how does it relate to substance use?
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Causes of substance use

• Experts have debated about the causes of
  substance use for decades, but one recurring idea
  has been that substance users, at least many of
  them, have experienced brain damage at some
  point. The premise further states that the brain
  damage not only causes a predisposition to
  substance use but also hinders recovery.
• It is not only about the problems substance users
  have faced prior to their addiction, but how
  addiction can exacerbate the problem. Many drugs
  have been found to do serious damage to the brain
  and it stands to reason that these same drugs can
  worsen current issues or even cause new brain
  damage.

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What is HBOT?

• HBOT has been successfully used as a treatment
  for brain injuries for more than three centuries.
  At sea level, a persons brain is only receiving
  21 of available oxygen. HBOT, however, places
  the patient in a hyperbaric chamber where the
  brain receives 100 oxygen.
• The oxygen allows the brain to fully and
  naturally heal itself. Oxygen has been a major
  factor in healing injuries in the past and the
  HBOT chamber allows blood vessels to carry more
  than twenty times the normal amount of oxygen. As
  the damaged brain receives this new supply of
  oxygen, it is able to heal itself without
  invasive medical procedures.

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HBOT and drug rehabilitation

• The findings about HBOT regarding other illnesses
  has made it a popular choice for drug treatment
  centers. Due to the fact that substance users
  often face brain damage, either from previous
  incidents or their current use, HBOT is a simple
  way to allow the brain to heal itself.
• While traditional drug treatments have often
  involved the use of other addictive drugs, HBOT
  poses no such dangers. The solution is oxygen, so
  there is nothing for the patient to become
  addicted to. This makes it far safer than other
  inpatient drug rehab treatments.

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Does HBOT work?

• Oxygen therapy sounds fine in theory, but does it
  actually help people recover from their
  addictions? In non-user patients, it was found
  that HBOT significantly reduced the rate of
  decline in mental disorders, which is an
  excellent sign for its effectiveness for
  recovering substance users.
• One significant study was performed on 340
  patients with histories of severe alcohol, drug
  or narcotics use. From this sample, 223 suffered
  from alcoholism, 68 were substance users and 49
  were narcotic users. Of the 340 patients
  receiving HBOT, all of them saw significant
  results following treatment.

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What you need to know
HBOT is a treatment that restores oxygen to
damaged parts of the brain and facilitates
recovery from substance use. As this treatment
grows, expect to see it at more drug treatment
centers in the future. This new treatment could
change the way that substance use and recovery
are treated.
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