Imagine Laserworks for drug addiction and alcohol abuse.

Lifestyle behaviors that respond well to Low Level Laser Therapy include the abuse of drugs and alcohol.

Withdrawal from Drugs or Alcohol can be difficult, but with the advancement of Low Level Laser technology withdrawal and cravings can be minimal or non-existant.

If you have never experienced a real addiction, then it may be hard to understand. You may be tempted to criticize, lecture or moralize. We all know that approach doesn't work.

The addiction centers in the mind and it is the only disease that tries to convince people that they don't have it. Psychologists call this 'denial'.

Many people are stuck in a cycle of addiction because their unhealthy lifestyle behavior is a substitute for healthy coping mechanisms. This means their emotional growth was stunted at some point and it stays that way until they recover

Using drugs or alcohol is a quick escape solution; which always results in serious long-term health and relationship problems.

Far from seeking substance abuse treatment, many addicts and alcoholics persist in self-destruction despite knowing the extreme consequences.

You want to quit but you feel trapped.

It has nothing to do with 'will-power'. Your brain is physically addicted to 'feeling good' and demands the substance.

How long will it take to overcome your addiction? Every person and situation is different. But if you are ready to begin, Imangine Laserworks is a positive step towards freedom.

The challenge:

• To replace the physical need, relieve the physical cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

• To detoxify and repair your body as it heals.

• To learn new ways to cope with everyday stress and anxiety.

• To change and avoid the environment and people who encourage your addiction or habit to continue.

The Imagine Laserworks process:

• Deal with your physical dependency and withdrawal symptoms by using Low Level Laser on energy points (acupuncture) on the ears, fingers, wrists and feet.

• Detoxify and repair your body with nutritional supplements, herbs and exercise to help you with healthy ways to cope with life and keep you on track - otherwise known as behavior modification

Imagine Laserworks meets that challenge...a total approach to healing.

First, you need to be truly committed to stopping your addiction.
Second, you need to stop the abusive substance or substances.

That leaves a void that must be filled before you can learn new ways to deal with life.

Imagine Laserworks fills that gap! "It is very effective in treating the physical dependence and withdrawal".

Safe, natural nutritional supplements will relieve your body of the harmful toxins and help repair the damage. As a bonus, these nutrients will aid in calming you down and promoting restful sleep. This will assist you in having a clear mind and be free to focus on your recovery.

Imagine Laserworks technicians are committed to your success and will teach you positive life style changes. Initially sessions should be scheduled daily. Then gradually scheduled further apart as you adjust to your new lifestyle.
Staying off drugs or alcohol depends on your determination and support system.

What happens during an Imagine Laserworks session?

The Soft Laser is focused on approximately 40 specific energy points on the ears, hands and feet.

This process releases a surge of natural brain chemicals (endorphins) through your system. You will feel calm and relaxed without being sedated.

The physical dependence on the abusive substance will be relieved. Cravings, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, fatigue, cramps, vomiting and depression may be eliminated or greatly reduced.

The entire procedure takes about 45 minutes.

Imagine Laserworks is not a quick fix but it will relieve a lot of the discomfort of 'kicking the habit' while it restores the body's energy and internal functions too normal.

Clients typically report:

• Relaxation and stress reduction.

• Relieved depression.

• Decreased withdrawal symptoms.

• Less cravings.

• Clearer mind and a sense of purpose.

• Better sleep and less drowsy.

• Self-empowerment.

• More energy.

• More controlled appetite.

• Bowel functions improved.

• Renewed interest in their surroundings.

• Regaining interest in conversation and reading.

The Drug Line-Up

Substance Use, Abuse and Addiction

Marijuana (THC)

Sedatives and Tranquilizers

Stimulants

Amphetamines

Cocaine

Entactogens (Exctasy, MDMA etc.)

Opiates and Narcotics

Psychedelics and Hallucinogens

Dissociative Anesthetics

Anti-anxiety and Antidepressant Drugs

Volatile Hydrocarbons

Solvents

Gases

Nitrates/Poppers

Steroids

Alcohol

Alcohol Withdrawal

Laser acupuncture treatments have been shown to be very effective for relieving many of the symptoms of alcohol abuse.

Therefore, it has action to help drinkers to give up drinking.

Drug Withdrawal

Refers to the physiological process of overcoming addiction to drugs such as heroin or other narcotics, barbiturates, or amphetamines, by complete cessation of use.

Opiate molecules have a chemical structure similar to endorphins - a natural hormone that regulates pain and pleasure. When a drug user shoots up, the opiates in the drug plug into the nerve receptors normally occupied by endorphins. If opiates are administered repeatedly, endorphin production drops.

The body has essentially been tricked into short-circuiting the natural pain-pleasure regulation system.

The addiction turns ugly when the opiate is withheld. Without the presence of either the opiates or the natural endorphins, an addict's pain receptors cease to regulate brain signals.

The unimpeded flow of stimulation causes acute pain while triggering a cascade of reactions throughout the body: sweating, uncontrollable diarrhea, vomiting, and severe depression. It's not fatal - though it may feel like it - and the addict often relapses just to stop the torment.

It usually takes two to three weeks of suffering before natural endorphin production resumes and the pleasure-pain equilibrium is restored.

Considering the ordeal, it's not surprising that quitting cold turkey works only about 5% of the time. To improve on that success rate, drug treatment experts have traditionally relied on three approaches: methadone, symptomatic treatment, and Narcotics Anonymous.

Methadone and its modern substitute buprenorphine are opiates that don't produce a high. An addict taking these drugs has essentially moved from a risky, illegal dependency to a safer, legal one. But if they don't take the methadone, withdrawal begins within hours.

For users who don't want to be addicted to any substance, treating the symptoms with a combination of anti-nausea, anti-diarrhea, and sedation drugs can help ease the pain of withdrawal. Finally, the support of an NA group is usually recommended in conjunction with all other treatments. These methods have a success rate of 30% to 40% after a year.

Imagine Laserworks has a better way to kick opiate addiction - one that painlessly stimulates the release of endorphins

Testimonials

 

Crystal Meth

Feb. 25, 2006

My name is Debbie. I have done Crystal Meth for 6 years on a daily basis, I have tried to quit on several occasions the longest being 12 months when I got pregnant with my 2nd child in March of 2003, but I never got my life back from using meth for 4 years so 2 months after my son was born I relapsed hoping to get some energy back. This went on for another 2 years and I almost lost my family because of it. I had searched for ways in hope to at least regain part of my lfe back. then I discovered Imagine Lserworks.

On January 10th 2006 I went in for my first of 6 treatments. When I walked into the office that day I was very angry at waht I am still not sure, but 40 min. later I had noticed a very big change in my emotions the anger was gone instead I was calm and relaxed and my only thought was WOW something that had made go from being angry to relaxed in 40 min is worth giving it a fair trial.

So with the support of the staff at Imagine Laserworks and some very important health tips I went home and to my suprise I had no cravings or withdrawls and at 45 days clean today, I feel stronger than I have ever felt before and I have no desire to ever go back down that dark road ever again.

I would like to say Thank-You to all the staff at Imagine Laserworks for all you have done and helped me through. I could not have done this without your help and support.

You have truly made a diference in my life and I now have so many possitive things happening for me right now and it is all because of you.

Thank You so much. EX METH USER

Debbie

 

Alcohol

This is wonderful and yes a miracle - I would never have believed it would make trying ot stop dirnking so simple. I never think about Alcohol at all - It has made such a positive change to my life. While drinking was not "really" a problem, I found over the years I would think of going home and having a glass of wine. This could and would turn into more than 2 or 3 a night. Trying to limit it to weekends only turned into Thursday to Sunday. Then gradually creep up to every night.

Imagine Laserworks stopped that with no mental anquish or any negative side effects. This is wonderful. Thank you!  Deb

 

I just wanted to say thank you. It's been a year and a month now since I stopped drinking. I look forward to many more years sober. I don't know where I would be right now if it wasn't for your service. Thank you so much.

Rachael

Heroin

To whom it may concern:

I would like to thank the people at Imagine laserworks for allowing me to be part of their project for their drug & alcohol laser therapy.

I can honestly say that I would not have made my recovery without their help. One of the biggest hurdles, someone like myself has to face during recovery is anxiety and stress.

There were several times during my treatment that feeling institutionalized and anxiety stress related issues were unbearable - you really helped. THANK YOU.

With your program, I was able to confront issues and continue with my rehabilitation. Without this tool you provided me with, I would not have made it. God Bless and Thank you again.
Ken

Surfside House Alcohol and Drug Pilot Project

This Letter is given at the request of Mr. Ralph Semple in a letter dated January 15, 2000.

The views expressd in this letter are strictly those of the writer and are not in any way the views of the Nanaimo & District Surfside Society's Board of Directors or of the society itself.

Laser therapy contacted me in August/September 1999. After listening to their initial briefing, I stated that I would have to brief my Board of directors with this information and get approval prior to any involvement with Laser Therapy, Surside Society or our clents. Approval was given by the Board after my briefing.

In December 1999 six of our clents volunteered to participate in a six week Laser Theapy trial at Surfside Recovery House.

All clients were briefed by the Laser Therapy team prior to the commencement so that each client understood what vitamins he would be taking, the number of laser sessions involved, and how often he could (or would) receive his treatment.

Also, our clients would continue with the normal daily routine that all cleints go through during the course of six weeks. These include: lectures, presentations, video and audio tapes, group discussions, and

one-on-one counseling by our counselors. Further to this, each and every client going through Surfside recieved one-on-one guidance with his steps one through step five.

At startup, there were some concerns by the clients in the area of what they (client) thought or felt and what changes they should be experiencing. In short, some cleints thought that this was going to be some sort of miracle treatment (i.e. general behavior, headaches gone, general well being, or relieved of their (alcohol/drug addiction). In other words, an ''ínstant cure"

The staff at Laser Theapy were most patient with all cleints in explaining what clients could expect and answered all questions and concerns. When clients requested extra laser sessions, the Laser Therapy staff would always accommodate the clietns (even after hours, or on short notice).

In a residential setting such as Surfside, where you have eighteen clients that all come from different lifestyles, cultures and backgrounds, it can become very stressful for the client until he gets to a point in his program where he can concentrate on himself total. In such a setting, a client can become very annoying to other clients for any number of reasons (i.e. who watches what on TV, who sits where in the living room, who isn't doing his house chore properly, being loud or obnoxious, cleaning up after themselves, repecting other client's property, or attempting to tell other clients how he should do his recovery program).

My point is that there isn't a day where someone makes, or can cause, a very stressful time for another client. They do not always do this on purpose, but because they are now in an area where they can not use alcohol or drugs to hide feelings, handle stress, or to deal with any number of underlying issues. Once two cleints confront each other, then it can effect all eighteen cleints.

Within a few sessions it became very apparent that the six clients involved in the sessions were much more relaxed and were better able to deal with situations that they normally would not of handled well. These six cleints were more relaxed, less irritable and more focussed on their program.

When you have a situation where you can enable six cleints to be more involved with their program, then this has a positive effect on the other twelve clients in that some of these twelve clienits settle down more quickly.

One other area of improvement was that their sleep habits improved (i.e. a good solid night's rest - approx. 7-8 hours which resulted in being in a more cheerful mood, and more apt to completing assigned tasks). Also, these six clients were more alert in our classroom, and home assignments completed.

It was also noted that most of these six clients would use the pressure points (as shown by the Laser Therapy staff) on their hands and heads to relax themselves whenver they came to an uptight or stressful sitiuation.

The intial six clients had been in our program for some time, approximately seven to fourteen days so would be fully detoxed. Therefore I believe they would not be experiencing any signs of detoxing (i.e. stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, sweating and muscle aches).

In late January/early February 2000, there were four other clients involved in the Laser Thearpy program. Three of these four clients had similar results that the initial six clients had for the initial seven to ten days. The fourth client was in fact detoxing for the initial seven to ten days. Once detoxed, he became more relaxed, but there was little change in his concentration or improvement on his moods. This client in fact, did not do well with Laser Therapy due to other problems that can not be discussed in this letter.

It is my opinion that Laser Therapy was a considerable help to nine out of the ten clients who went throught these trials by improvements in their habits. This had a positive effect on some of our other clients.

Although most of these clients have left the immediate area and I am unable to state if they are still clean and sober, I still know of three that are clean and sober.

If the opportunity arose again to work with the Laser Therapy staff, I would certainly do so.

In closing. I would suggest that if another Laser thearpy session took place at Surfside, the questionnairs would be completed by the clients prior to the commencement of a session so that we could monitor the progress of each client.

I feel that the Laser Therapy staff were very knowledgeable in their field. I found them to be very polite, extremely helpful, and very professional in all our dealings.

I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity of being involved in this project and working in a new area.

Yours truly

Pat

Managing Director

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