Home Remedies for Drug Detox

Attempting to treat drug addiction or substance abuse can be a challenge, and it often requires the guidance of a medical professional. If you or a loved one would like to try and detox at home, however, you will need to find effective home remedies for drug detox.

What follows are some strategies that can help you with your drug detox. For additional detox information, give Detox.com a call at 800-996-6135(Who Answers?) . We can answer your questions and will happily direct you to appropriate treatment programs.

Helping Your Body Release the Drug

Drinking ginger tea every day can help flush out toxins.

The first step for many drug detox approaches is to drink liquids, especially large amounts of water, as this will help your kidney and liver flush out toxins quickly. It will also help with dehydration, which is common during the detox process because many experience symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea.

Another effective method to flushing out the remaining drug is to drink at least one cup of ginger tea a day. The active ingredient in ginger tea, gingerol, helps induce sweating—flushing toxins out of your pores—and this tea also aids in digestion, which helps with diarrhea and vomiting. You can buy ginger tea or make your own by boiling fresh ginger and honey.

Since sweating is important for releasing toxins through your skin, you can encourage this by doing cardiovascular exercise daily, which will also strengthen your body and organs to function properly.

Out of all home remedies for drug detox, these are natural methods which can help you begin to restore your body to full function and health.

Dealing with Withdrawal Symptoms

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, there are some challenges you will face when attempting a successful detox. Somethings you have to be prepared for are withdrawal symptoms.

Detox often causes people to lose their appetite, leading to nutritional deficiency. One remedy that can be employed is going on a liquid diet during detox and in the days that follow. Juices and broths can provide nutrition and will be gentle on your stomach if you also experience nausea during detox. Some diet and health shakes, like Ensure, may also work.

Going for walks and doing stretches or low-intensity exercise like yoga can help with the muscle pains that occur during detox. Using hot- and cold-compresses will also help and can be easily made at home. For some of the mental symptoms of withdrawal, some people chose to meditate or listen to soothing music.

Always be sure that a family member or friend is aware of what you are attempting, and that you have the number of a medical professional on hand should anything serious arise.

Taking the Next Step

If you successfully complete your at-home detox, does this mean that your recovery is completely over? No. According to National Institute on Drug Abuse, detox alone is not considered treatment.

Regardless of your treatment plan post-detoxification, the effects of detox may continue and you should have no problem employing any home remedies you choose during recovery. Some, like meditation and exercise, have been employed by treatment facilities in their patient care and may be encouraged.

For information and guidance on what your next steps should be, just call 800-996-6135(Who Answers?) to speak about the options for your specific situation. There is help and care available to make sure that your detox and treatment are both successful and sustainable.

Sources

1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2006). Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment- 1 Overview, Essential Concepts, and Definitions in Detoxification.
2. National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2017). Frequently Asked Questions: What is Detoxification, or “Detox?”