Summary of a Presentation Made to the American Academy of Environmental Medicine
Presented by David R. Root, MD., 1989
Dr. David Root is a physician specializing in occupational medicine with a private practice in Sacramento. California. He has treated numerous patients who had accumulated lipophilic chemicals through occupational exposure, using the method of detoxification developed by L. Ron Hubbard. In the course of his work, he has also treated approximately 75 drug abusers with this detoxification program. He recently reported the results of a follow-up study of these drug abuse patients at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine.
The long-term success
rate for drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs is not
extremely high. Abstinence from drugs for 2 years after
undergoing rehabilitation treatment by 30% of the
patients is considered quite acceptable. This means that
70% of the patients are not succeeding in staying off of
drugs. Such a recidivism rate is cause for deep concern.
One hypothesis is that a hidden cause of recidivism
amongst drug abusers is the presence in their bodies of
residual levels of drugs and their metabolites. This led
to the proposition that removing these compounds from the
body would assist in the recovery of the drug abuser.
One program documented to reduce levels of fat-stored
xenobiotics is the detoxification method developed by
Hubbard. This program was originally developed to assist
in the recovery of drug abusers. The program aims to
mobilize and eliminate fat-stored xenobiotics. We have
treated drug abusers using this detoxification procedure
as the chief component of a drug rehabilitation program.
This program consists of the following components:
1. Initial interview.
2. Drug withdrawal (no drugs are administered).
3. Detoxification with Hubbard's method.
3b. Stress handling as required.
4. Follow-up.
In the initial interview, the particular needs of the
patient are assessed. We refer patients who are addicted
to either crack cocaine or to heroin to facilities better
able to meet their needs.
Drug withdrawal is medically supervised. Drugs are not
administered during this step. The patient then
undertakes Hubbard's detoxification program. This program
lasts for about 30 days. During this phase it sometimes
becomes apparent that other factors are reducing a
patient’s ability to stay off drugs. In such cases,
stress handling is added to the program. The patient
identifies those factors or individuals which encourage
his or her drug use and works out a program to handle
such factors so that they no longer cause him to use
drugs.
We actively follow up each patient to make sure that he
or she is able to stay off of drugs.
We have been delivering this program for 5 years.
Recently, we conducted a follow-up interview of all
available patients to assess the long-term efficacy of
this program.
1. PATIENT POPULATION
29 men and 15 women were contacted. Their average age is
now 34.2 ± 9.7 years (Range 17 - 73 years.). The average
number of years in school was 14.1 ± 2.4 (range 10 - 22)
years with an average income of about $30,000/year.
DRUG USE
Drug use had started in these patients at an average age
of 16.6 ± 5.1 (range 8-30) years. 27 of those interviewed
had used drugs greater than 10 years at the time of
treatment. None had used drugs less than one year, three
had used drugs I to 3 years and the balance from 4 to 10
years.
At this follow-up interview, 41 of the 45 interviewed
(91%) report that they are currently off of drugs.
Alcohol was used socially by 22 of those interviewed but
none of these reported heavy or uncontrolled drinking.
The individual who had undertaken the program
specifically for alcohol abuse reported that he no longer
used alcohol.
A table of pre- and post-treatment drug use follows.
Improvement in drug-abusing behavior was seen for all
types of drugs monitored. Those still using drugs are
currently using less powerful drugs than they formerly
used.
| DRUG TYPE | PRETREATMENT | POST-TREATMENT |
| ALCOHOL | 38 | 22 |
| MARIJUANA/HASHISH | 39 | 3 |
| COCAINE | 36 | 0 |
| AMPHETAMINES | 32 | 0 |
| LSD/HALLUCINOGENS | 25 | 0 |
| HEROIN | 8 | 0 |
| OTHER OPIATES | 14 | 0 |
| ANTIDEPRESSANTS | 13 | 0 |
| OTHERS | 8 | 3 |
| NO DRUG OR ALCOHOL USE | 23 |
POLYDRUG USE
Another way of monitoring the effectiveness of the
program is by the number of drugs used by individuals
before and after treatment. The average number of drugs
used by individuals dropped from 4.7 different drugs
before treatment to 0.6 after treatment. Alcohol was
still used by all of those reporting drug use after
treatment while four individuals reported using
additional drugs.
2. FAMILY RELATIONS
At this follow-up interview, patients were asked about
their current family relationships as well as their drug
use. 23 reported that their family scene was much better,
14 said that it was better, 7 indicated that ii was about
the same and I did not answer. None of the patients
stated that their family scene had worsened since
treatment.
EMPLOYMENT PROFILES
Work situations had also undergone change in some cases.
31 were already holding steady jobs prior to treatment.
Following treatment, this number increased to 38. The
number working inconsistently dropped from 6 to 3. The
number who did nothing went from 5 to 1. The number of
students remained the same. Of note, the one individual
who supported himself through criminal activities prior
to treatment now worked a steady job.
PATIENTS’ OPINIONS
These patients’ opinions of the program were quite
encouraging. 29 rated the program as very positive with
another 13 rating it positively. 3 were indifferent and
none were negative. Of the 45 surveyed, 39 have
recommended this program to others.
SUMMARY
In sum, over the last five years, patients with drug
abuse problems have been treated with Hubbard's
detoxification program, aimed at removing fat-stored
xenobiotics. These patients have been assessed by
personal follow-up interviews for ongoing drug abuse and
social parameters. The reported rates of recovery from
these patients are quite high, with 91% of those
interviewed reporting no ongoing drug abuse.
These data support the hypothesis that a hidden cause of
recidivism amongst drug abusers is the presence in their
bodies of residual levels of drugs and their metabolites.
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