A number of colleagues and patients have contacted our offices concerning the use and efficacy of Ultra Rapid Opiate Detoxification. It has been used in different parts of Europe and the United States as a technique of withdrawing opioid dependent individuals through anesthesia and the use of narcotic antagonist agents.
We will not take any official position regarding the use of Ultra Rapid Opiate Detoxification services until we have access to such studies. At best, we agree with the opinion stated by Green Spring, Inc., that it is an experimental model.