The ANR treatment and method is conducted under general anesthesia to eliminate suffering and virtually guarantees that all patients will undergo treatment eliminating the chance of drop-out (as experienced with most conventional treatment programs or rehab facilities). This inherent benefit increases the success rate of ANR dramatically.

During the treatment period and while under general anesthesia, physical withdrawal is induced and the process of accelerated neuro-regulation is begun. Neuro-chemical and endorphin-receptors are re-regulated and modulated to their "pre-addiction" state.

The process is monitored by the physician, an anesthesiologist using ICU monitors that display real-time vital signs. In addition, the anesthesiologist is continuously observing and reassesses the progress and physiologic status of the patient through physical examination with the aid of sophisticated ICU monitors that measure blood pressure, oxygen saturation in the blood, central nervous system responses, and electrocardiogram to evaluate the heart, pulmonary function and fluid requirements.

Based on the information received from the monitors, physical examination and assessment appropriate modifications are made for the administration of medication in order to achieve proper modulation at the endorphin-receptor level.

This process is perpetually re-evaluated to ensure resolution of the withdrawal symptoms and abatement of the adrenergic response. Each individual has unique requirements based on their medical history.

For example, a patient with a ten-year history of dependency, hypertension, COPD, obesity will require a unique individualized treatment approach when compared to a healthy professional athlete.

The understanding and treatment of patients with complex medical conditions are further made safer because ANR anesthesiologists and physicians are board certified and critical care medicine specialists.

The ANR method is strongly supported by clinical and academic data from Dr. Andre Waismann's successful treatment of over 17,000 patients from all over the world. He has spent the better part of 20 years researching and developing a scientifically and medically sound approach of treating the opioid dependent patient. Dr. Andre Waismann's - Accelerated Neuro-Regulation addresses the issue of opioid dependency and addiction purely from a modern scientific and medical perspective.He has ushered the treatment of opioid addiction into a new era but more importantly given hope to thousands and shattered the archaic conventional medical approach of replacement therapy, long-term in house rehabilitation and detoxification with the new gold standard of Accelerated Neuro-Regulation - ANR.