Method of drug detoxification

A method of detoxifying a patient addicted to at least one opiate, said method comprising the steps of:

• administering a first-medication component to the patient for mitigating opiate withdrawal symptoms of the patient;
• administering an anesthetic component comprising propofol to the patient for putting the patient in a sedated state;
• ventilating the patient at least while the patient is in the sedated state;
• monitoring vital signs of the patient at least while the patient is in the sedated state;
• administering a detoxification component comprising naloxone to the patient for detoxifying the patient of the opiate(s) while the patient is in the sedated state;
• administering a second-medication component comprising naltrexone to the patient for further mitigating opiate withdrawal symptoms of the patient while the patient is in the sedated state;
• terminating administration of the anesthetic component to the patient for reviving the patient from the sedated state;
• administering a third-medication component to the patient after terminating administration of the anesthetic component to the patient for further mitigating opiate withdrawal symptoms of the patent;
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• administering a fourth-medication component to the patient after administration of the third-medication component to the patient for further mitigating drug withdrawal symptoms of the patent.