Expected Soon in Las Vegas, Hyper-Addictive Flakka Imparts a Deadly Insanity

Las Vegas, NV -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/18/2015 -- According to a blog just published by Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox, the new synthetic designer "club drug" Flakka – also known as "Gravel" because it looks like aquarium gravel – is spreading insanity and death across the club scene nationwide. Physicians across the country now refer to Flakka as the $5 Dollar Insanity Drug.

Flakka is as inexpensive as it is deadly.

By attacking the kidneys, the heart and other vital organs, Flakka is a deadly killer. Major cities already touched by the Flakka invasion are seeing more than 20 Flakka overdose hospitalizations per day. In 2013 alone, Flakka caused 125 confirmed deaths in South Florida, which is where it first became a "hot" club scene drug. Since then, the death toll has risen dramatically.

Already a major new player in the drug scene in a dozen or more major cities, experts predict that Flakka will soon "invade" Las Vegas, which is known for its vibrant "what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas" club scene. Though technically illegal under an DEA ruling which makes Flakka a Schedule 1 drug, there is no practical barrier to the introduction of Flakka into the Vegas club scene.

This drug, which especially targets 18 to 30 year olds, imparts superhuman strength and an incredible high – but that is quickly followed by a kind of insanity known as "energetic dementia," along with kidney failure and death.

"There is no known medical use for Flakka," according to Innovative Detox's President, Lucas Furst, MD, "and there is no known treatment or cure for Flakka addiction, except for a long and painful cold turkey withdrawal.

"This is especially frightening," Dr. Furst explained, "because Flakka is reported to be "one-use addictive." A single use of the drug, even an inadvertent use, leads to addiction that some experts – and some former users – say is even more powerful than addiction to heroin.

"Flakka actually starts to rewire the brain chemistry," Dr. Furst pointed out.

"Users – who become "instant addicts" after as little as one dose of Flakka – have no control over the hallucinations that take over their brains. They are frequently convinced that they're being chased, usually by a gang intent on their murder. These users attack police, shrug off tasers, abandon their infants on the side of busy city streets, or jump off tall buildings – apparently convinced that they can fly.

"One Texas man, who went on a three-day rampage that he can't remember, got high on Flakka when he shared what he thought was a cigarette with someone he thought was a friend," Dr. Furst said. "That minimal exposure was all that it took to trigger that rampage."

Weird behavior triggered by Flakka includes an epidemic of mindless streaking – perhaps linked to the Flakka-triggered sharp rise in body temperature to as high as 107 degrees.

For example, recently in Melbourne Florida, a scrawny 41-year-old man, out of his mind on Flakka, began his rampage by running naked through the city, yelling that he was a god. Then – according to police – he "committed a sexual act on a tree."

Next, confronting a local cop, he informed the arresting officer that he was God. The cop tasered him, but this addict was so high on Flakka that the taser had no effect. He ripped the electric leads out and attacked the cop, who tased him a second time, again without fazing him. Having shrugged off the taser's "lightning," this Flakka addict then claimed to be Thor – the mythological god of lightning – then continued fighting. Finally, after he was subdued by five cops, he was arrested, still out of his mind and still demonstrating superhuman strength.

In South Florida, police are now being advised that it will take four or five large cops to subdue someone on Flakka, even a scrawny 41 year old with delusions of godhead.

"There is no cure for Flakka – which is incredibly addictive – and no real prevention, except education," Dr. Furst concluded. "Flakka is coming to a Las Vegas club scene near you, with consequences that are sure to be deadly. Don't say you haven't been warned."

About Innovative Detox
Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox was created by four medical professionals to offer people addicted to alcohol or prescription painkillers a medically-sound alternative to conventional drug rehab and alcohol addiction programs, which have a 75 percent failure rate, allowing clients to medically overcome their addictions and begin their second chance at life, a life free from addiction.

While there are limited risks to any procedure involving anesthesia, Innovative Detox's patent-pending ID Method – based around the exclusive Beckett Protocol is medically-safe when administered by a board-certified anesthesiologist.

For more information, those struggling with addiction should contact Innovative Detox at 702-450-8450, or at http://www.innovativedetox.com. To interview Dr. Furst, please contact Ned Barnett at 702-561-1167 or nedb@innovativedetox.com.

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Innovative Detox Finds Teen & Young Adult Binge Drinking Causes Life-Long Brain Damage

Las Vegas, NV -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/05/2015 -- According to a blog just published by Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox, a new clinical research study just published in the respected medical journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research found that binge drinking among teens and young adults – while their brains are still forming – causes irreversible brain damage. This damage limits their ability to learn and to form long-term memories.

Binge drinking also increases the potential for developing adult alcoholism, and leaves the brain more vulnerable to traumatic brain injury. The more they binge, the more the damage to their brains' neurons, the more damage is caused.

Drinking to excess among teens and young adults is viewed as a "rite of passage," one that many parents even welcome: "at least they're not out doing drugs."

Many people think "binge drinking" involves drinking to inebriation – perhaps until you pass out. However, in terms of this study, a far lower level of alcohol consumption is all that's required. Remarkably, the Federal Government sets a very low bar for what it considers binge drinking – five drinks within two hours for men, four drinks within two hours for women. This level of consumption will have you blowing a 0.08 on the breathalyzer.

The parents who don't put a stop to their children's binge drinking – thinking it relatively safe – are not factoring in the stunted development of neurons, a kind of brain cell, in a part of the brain that controls learning, memory and coping with highly-emotional situations. These stunted cells never mature, and continue to perform at levels significantly below what is expected of adult brains. The researchers call these "Peter Pan cells" because they never grow up.

"While teen and young adult binge drinking is often seen as acceptable – even expected – this new study should cause parents to pause and reconsider this accommodation with dangerous behavior," according to Dr. Lucas Furst, President of Innovative Detox. "Causing damage to still-developing brains is a decision that can haunt a person for the rest of his or her life. Our newest blog details the risks binge drinking causes to the brains of teens and young adults, and should help parents more effectively counsel their children about the risks of drinking too much at too early an age.

"In preparing this blog," Dr. Furst explained, "we also came across new research that indicates that there are break-through, cutting-edge treatments for the previously-untreated brain damage caused by early-age binge drinking. These include sophisticated brain mapping to identify the damaged cells, hyperbaric oxygen therapy to re-energize those cells – allowing them to mature properly – and trans-cranial brain stimulation that helps re-train the cells toward optimum functionality.

"For anyone who had a pattern of binge drinking while a teen or young adult," Dr. Furst pointed out, "getting the brain-mapping test is the first step toward improving their brain's performance by starting to undo the damage done by choices made years – even decades – earlier."

In Las Vegas, the brain mapping and trans-cranial brain stimulation services are offered by Clinical Neurology Specialists, with offices in both Las Vegas and Henderson. Outpatient hyperbaric oxygen treatments are available in the Las Vegas valley from the Hyperbaric Institute of Nevada. Individuals can access these services directly – they do not require a referral from a primary care physician.

About Innovative Detox
Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox was created by four medical professionals to offer people addicted to alcohol or prescription painkillers a medically-sound alternative to conventional drug rehab and alcohol addiction programs, which have a 75 percent failure rate, allowing clients to medically overcome their addictions and begin their second chance at life, a life free from addiction.

While there are limited risks to any procedure involving anesthesia, Innovative Detox's patent-pending ID Method – based around the exclusive Beckett Protocol is medically-safe when administered by a board-certified anesthesiologist.

For more information, those struggling with addiction should contact Innovative Detox at 702-450-8450, or at http://www.innovativedetox.com

To interview Dr. Furst, please contact Ned Barnett at 702-561-1167 or nedb@innovativedetox.com

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A Genetic Link to Alcoholism Found

Las Vegas, NV -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/26/2015 -- A new study has found that some people have a genetic predisposition to becoming alcoholics, according to Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox.

Alcoholism is a huge problem for both alcoholics and their families, and for society as well. More than 10 percent of Americans will develop a drinking problem at some point during their lives. Until now, the reason why some people develop problems, while others drink all their lives with no problem, has been elusive.

However, research now points to a specific gene causing making some individuals unable to stop drinking, causing it's victims to escalate from moderate social drinkers into addicts.

"All of us have a built-in trigger – a brain protein that tells us when we've had enough," according to Innovative Detox CEO Doctor Lucas Furst. "However, this trigger doesn't always work right. Some people never overindulge, while others can't seem to stop drinking until they pass out. Until recently, nobody knew why – but now we know."

Innovative Detox's report focuses on a single gene which robs some people of the ability to know when to stop.

"For people with this gene, after prolonged over-indulgence, the brain's natural defense against binge drinking fades. Study subjects didn't want to stop drinking, and even began to prefer alcohol to water," Dr. Furst explained.

"Genetically, certain people lose their ability to know when to quit, linking chronic binge drinking and the onset of alcoholism."

This genetic finding helps to explain why Innovative Detox's patent-pending medical-model treatment program can be so helpful for people addicted to alcohol.

"Our Anesthesia-Facilitated Ultra-Rapid Alcohol Detox program works around this genetic predisposition by literally eliminating the addiction, then by working to preventing re-addiction" Dr. Furst concluded.

About Innovative Detox
Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox was created by four medical professionals to offer people addicted to alcohol or prescription painkillers a medically-sound alternative to conventional drug rehab and alcohol addiction programs, which have a 75 percent failure rate, allowing clients to medically overcome their addictions and begin their second chance at life, a life free from addiction.

While there are limited risks to any procedure involving anesthesia, Innovative Detox's patent-pending ID Method – based around the exclusive Beckett Protocol is medically-safe when administered by a board-certified anesthesiologist.

For more information, those struggling with addiction should contact Innovative Detox at 702-450-8450, or at http://www.innovativedetox.com

To interview Dr. Furst, please contact Ned Barnett at 702-561-1167 or nedb@innovativedetox.com

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The Tragic Death of Actress Elizabeth Peña Puts Alcoholism Among American Women Into Sharp Focus

Las Vegas, NV -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/15/2015 -- The recent, tragic alcohol-related death of Cuban-America actress Elizabeth Pena, one of the stars of ABC's Modern Family, shines a bright light onto the fast-increasing rate of alcoholism among women in America, according to Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox.

In a new report published by Innovative Detox, American women are drinking more than ever before, and are suffering the consequences, including alcoholism and death.

"Millions of American women struggle daily with the disease of addiction," according to Innovative Detox's CEO Dr. Lucas Furst. "Many have been battling the bottle – or the pill bottle, or both – for years. Yet they are so afraid of the stigma of alcoholism that they avoid alcohol entering traditional 28-day residential rehab programs.

"And often for good reason. Women with publicly-acknowledged drinking addiction problems risk losing their children in custody fights during a divorce, something to which men seem to be far less susceptible," Dr. Furst said. "Women find it hard to hide being away for 28 days from job, family and friends. Our distinctive program – based on a medical solution to addiction – takes just seven days.

"A quick vacation to Las Vegas and you can come home, addiction free, with no one the wiser. In this case, it's true – what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas."

In their new report, Innovative Detox found a significant number of problems facing women who abuse alcohol, including:

-The more wealthy and educated a woman is, the more likely she is to drink.

-The number of white, black, and Hispanic women who classified themselves as regular drinkers jumped significantly over the last two decades.

-Women are also the chief consumers of wine, drinking most of the more than 800 million gallons of wine sold in the U.S. each year.

-Women's biochemistry and average body size causes alcohol to have more of an effect.

-Women tend to produce less of an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase, which metabolizes alcohol before it hits the bloodstream.

-Alcohol-related deaths among women are sharply increasing, rising 13 percent over the past decade.

There are solutions to these pressing issues women face when considering alcohol or drug rehab programs. As reported in a recent study, anesthesia-facilitated ultra-rapid alcohol treatment programs – such as the one offered by Innovative Detox – have a significantly higher success rate than conventional rehab programs. This could serve to help offset women's anxiety over entering a long-term program with a poor success probability.

About Innovative Detox
Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox was created by four medical professionals to offer people addicted to alcohol or prescription painkillers a medically-sound alternative to conventional drug rehab and alcohol addiction programs, which have a 75 percent failure rate, allowing clients to medically overcome their addictions and begin their second chance at life, a life free from addiction.

While there are limited risks to any procedure involving anesthesia, Innovative Detox's patent-pending ID Method – based around the exclusive Beckett Protocol is medically-safe when administered by a board-certified anesthesiologist.

For more information, those struggling with addiction should contact Innovative Detox at 702-450-8450, or at http://www.innovativedetox.com

To interview Dr. Furst, please contact Ned Barnett at 702-561-1167 or nedb@innovativedetox.com

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Safely Overcome Addiction While Under Anesthesia

Las Vegas, NV -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/03/2014 -- For as long as anyone can remember, overcoming an addiction to alcohol required willpower – the willpower to face and overcome endless weeks of gut-wrenching withdrawal as your body detoxes itself – followed by a lifetime of craving-driven temptation to have "just one more drink."

Until now.

For alcohol addicts who want to quit, there is now a completely new, medically-validated alternative to cold-turkey withdrawal followed by a lifetime of willpower-fueled struggle.

This reliable new treatment – offered for what appears to be the first time anywhere in America by Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox – allows alcohol addicts to avoid the suffering caused by withdrawal, then to side-step the fear of re-addiction by defusing the addict's never-ending cravings for "just one more shot."

In April of this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared – for use, in overcoming alcohol addiction – the anesthesia-facilitated ultra-rapid detox process for breaking the grip of addiction that had previously been used only for prescription opiate painkillers.

"We learned about that CDC clearance just as we were ready to greatly enhance our anesthesia-facilitated withdrawal-and-recovery program," Dr. Lucas Furst, CEO of Innovative Detox, explained. "We immediately expanded our program's enhancements to include treatment for alcohol addiction. However, what we didn't expect was that we'd be the first treatment program in the US to "go public" in offering this kind of treatment to alcohol addicts.

"We asked a university marketing professor to research the alcohol treatment market for us," Dr. Furst noted. "He could find no other ultra-rapid detox programs treating alcohol addicts while under anesthesia.

"If other programs are out there, we have been unable to find any sign of them. Because of this, we believe we're the first addiction treatment program in America to offer this innovative new way of beating alcoholism."

Dr. Furst explained the process this way:

"Innovative Detox's patent-pending I-D Method begins when we put you under anesthesia, using our exclusive Beckett Protocol, developed by board-certified anesthesiologist Dr. Timothy Beckett. You then sleep through the worst ravages of alcohol withdrawal.

"Then, in conjunction with a range of treatments that help you begin to live your addiction-free future, you receive a non-addictive prescription medicine which – as long as you take it as prescribed – essentially blocks any chance at re-addiction, even as it blunts your craving for another drink.

"As an addict, your two worst fears are the intense suffering that comes with withdrawal, followed by the daily battle against powerful cravings," Dr. Furst concluded. "We medically overcome both of those fears, setting the stage for you to have your second chance at life – an addiction-free life."

About Innovative Detox
Las Vegas-based Innovative Detox was created by four medical professionals to offer people addicted to alcohol or prescription painkillers a medically-sound alternative to traditional – and typically unreliable – addiction rehab. That process can take a month or more, as patients struggle to get through withdrawal – followed by a lifetime of struggle to remain addiction-free by force of will.

This explains why traditional addiction rehab produces a 75 percent failure rate. Conventional rehab treatment is a revolving door of addiction leading to rehab and recovery, followed by re-addiction and a return to treatment. However, Innovative Detox offers a clear alternative, allowing clients to begin their second chance at life, a life free from addiction.

While there are limited risks to any procedure involving anesthesia, the Beckett Protocol is seen as medically-safe when administered by a board-certified anesthesiologist.

For more information, those struggling with addiction should contact Innovative Detox at 702-450-8450, or at http://www.innovativedetox.com Innovative Detox

To interview Dr. Furst, please contact Ned Barnett at 702-561-1167 or ned@barnettmarcom.com

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