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The Alliance for Addiction Solutions:

Promoting Drug-Free Brain Repair

MISSION:

The Alliance for Addiction Solutions is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting effective nutritional and other natural methods for the treatment of addictive disorders. We advocate the use of innovative techniques to establish individualized biochemical balancing of the addicted brain and body.

We also support research, provide education to professionals and the lay public, certify recovery programs, and offer practitioner referrals. In addition, we endeavor to influence public policy and to expand insurance coverage.

VISION:

We envision a profound transformation in the treatment of addiction, making nutrient therapy and other modalities for repairing core physical deficits the foundation for recovery. The goal of treatment will no longer be abstinence alone, but also the elimination of cravings and the creation of optimal well-being through biochemical restoration.
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GOALS:

To achieve universal understanding that addictive behaviors are symptoms of biochemical imbalances.

To eliminate the concept that relapse is a necessary part of recovery.

To establish the premier treatment model with nutrient therapy as the centerpiece of an innovative integration of brain-body energy techniques that address the individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of people suffering from addictive disorders. Keep reading

BELIEFS:

Addiction to substances (such as drugs, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, and sugar) and to compulsive behaviors (such as gambling, sex, pornography, and violence) are symptoms of biochemical imbalances caused by a variety of factors, including nutritional, hormonal, neurotransmitter-related, toxicological, psychological, and genetic. Keep reading

INSPIRATION:
Our passion and
enthusiasm comes from
knowing that addiction is
a curable disorder.

Nutrition-wise counselors love to treat clients with meth addiction. Just ask Julia Ross, MA, MFT, Director of Recovery Systems in Mill Valley, California. After an initial assessment verifies meth addiction, her staff nutritionist hands the addict one to four capsules of the amino acid L-tyrosine, a multivitamin/mineral capsule, and a glass of water. Within fifteen minutes, she typically sees results: The head rises from the chest. There is less fatigue. The brain begins to focus and suddenly there is a person there, not a bored, lethargic shell. She ups the dose until the person feels the difference. Two thousand milligrams three times a day is a common dose.

It's all about satisfying the demands of a nervous system that is missing key elements from an unfortunate toss of the genetic dice, or from lifestyle choices and minimal self-care. Whatever the reason, the turnaround can be swift in contrast to people craving marijuana or alcohol, who usually need to take multiple amino acids to satisfy more complex deficiencies.

Here are the three essential features of successful nutritional intervention for meth addiction:

1. L-tyrosine capsules
2. Multivitamin/mineral capsule
3. Protein at every meal