Minutus

I am tempted to say that when you get a case of this kind you should still
and always start with a blank canvas - have no preconceptions about the case
and take the case just as you would with any other - carefully and totally.
Then and only then do you know to what extent you have an addictive case,
and if so how to manage it and finding the simillimum based on the totality
must surely be your first choice.

Having said that I can think of 2 cases of mine which presented with smoking
addiction - one pipe and one cigarettes. Neither client showed much
enthusiasm for applying will power as an aid so I was uncertain how easy the
cases were going to be. During the case taking a number of other ailments
evolved (there never is just one is there?), that had nothing much to do
with the smoking addiction. Anyway one case was Nux Vomica and the other
Lycopodium.

Over time both these cases moved towards cure, quite unexpected and amazing
things happened - except that the smoking continued, less so but it still
continued. If I hadn't witnessed the healing process as I did I would have
settled for the fact that I had not prescribed the correct remedies. So what
to do? All that was left was this difficult to control craving.

I spent a lot of time thinking about the concept of addiction - is it there
at the beginning of the disease process, does it appear much further down
the line as the disease state worsens, to what extent can one interpret
addiction in looking for rubrics or other remedies that might work.

I could have repeated unnecessarily, experimented with potency and dose,
looked for an appropriate nosode - but I actually started looking at
remedies that were known specifically to help tobacco addiction.

Using low potency and infrequent repetition I chose Plantago for one case
and Caladium seguinum for the other. In a matter of 6 weeks for one case and
10 days for the other both had stopped smoking. All the good work from the
first remedies remained unchanged, i.e. this was not suppression, and the
addiction seemed long lasting (at least 2 years then I lost contact). I
realise that the deep rooting of addiction can mean it can come back at any
time and that doesn't compare with Cocaine addiction but the point I am
making is that I think the use of more than one remedy in this manner is
perfectly viable.

So if you want any good bedtime reading I would suggest the following
remedies to read up on:-

For alcohol - Sterculia; Quercus glandium; Carduus marianus; Avena sativa.

For tobacco - Plantago; Caladium seguinum; Cascarilla; Ignatia;

For drugs - Avena sativa; Gaertner; Phos; Manganum; Fraxinus (the Pill);

Someone mentioned Avena sativa for Cocaine addiction and I would fully
support that, in fact think of Avena Sativa for the bad effects of any drug.

Just a few examples, happy reading

Best wishes, Joy Lucas

Joy,

Thanks so much for relating your experience with using remedies specific
for addiction. I will read up on the remedies you suggested.

Miranda Castro once suggested a protocol for treating cigarette smokers
using Tabacum 12c. The protocol was to start the remedy 3-4 times a day
when the patient was ready to quit smoking. The patient was to take the
remedy when a cigarette craving occurred. She reported that the
cigarettes started tasting bad and the patient would usually stop
smoking in about two days. I have never tried this protocol--has anyone
else?

Best regards,
Arlene

I am tempted to say that when you get a case of this kind you should still
and always start with a blank canvas - have no preconceptions about the case
and take the case just as you would with any other - carefully and totally.
Then and only then do you know to what extent you have an addictive case,
and if so how to manage it and finding the simillimum based on the totality
must surely be your first choice.

Having said that I can think of 2 cases of mine which presented with smoking
addiction - one pipe and one cigarettes. Neither client showed much
enthusiasm for applying will power as an aid so I was uncertain how easy the
cases were going to be. During the case taking a number of other ailments
evolved (there never is just one is there?), that had nothing much to do
with the smoking addiction. Anyway one case was Nux Vomica and the other
Lycopodium.

Over time both these cases moved towards cure, quite unexpected and amazing
things happened - except that the smoking continued, less so but it still
continued. If I hadn't witnessed the healing process as I did I would have
settled for the fact that I had not prescribed the correct remedies. So what
to do? All that was left was this difficult to control craving.

I spent a lot of time thinking about the concept of addiction - is it there
at the beginning of the disease process, does it appear much further down
the line as the disease state worsens, to what extent can one interpret
addiction in looking for rubrics or other remedies that might work.

I could have repeated unnecessarily, experimented with potency and dose,
looked for an appropriate nosode - but I actually started looking at
remedies that were known specifically to help tobacco addiction.

Using low potency and infrequent repetition I chose Plantago for one case
and Caladium seguinum for the other. In a matter of 6 weeks for one case and
10 days for the other both had stopped smoking. All the good work from the
first remedies remained unchanged, i.e. this was not suppression, and the
addiction seemed long lasting (at least 2 years then I lost contact). I
realise that the deep rooting of addiction can mean it can come back at any
time and that doesn't compare with Cocaine addiction but the point I am
making is that I think the use of more than one remedy in this manner is
perfectly viable.

So if you want any good bedtime reading I would suggest the following
remedies to read up on:-

For alcohol - Sterculia; Quercus glandium; Carduus marianus; Avena sativa.

For tobacco - Plantago; Caladium seguinum; Cascarilla; Ignatia;

For drugs - Avena sativa; Gaertner; Phos; Manganum; Fraxinus (the Pill);

Someone mentioned Avena sativa for Cocaine addiction and I would fully
support that, in fact think of Avena Sativa for the bad effects of any drug.

Just a few examples, happy reading

Best wishes, Joy Lucas
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Joy wrote:

I would add Saccharum officinale/album to the tobacco list, particularly
when the craving has more to do with an oral fixation that with nicotine
addiction. (People who fall into this category often tend to be habitual
pens chewers, etc, as well.) For further details see
http://www.tinussmits.com/english/

I can personally vouch for its effectiveness.

Regards
Wendy

thanks Joy,

I will read up on your suggested remedies. I have had some success in food addictions relying on the sum of the
case in chosing a remedy.

tanya