Rapid Opiate Detoxification under Anaesthesia (RODA) is a means of withdrawing from opiates (heroin, opium, codeine, methadone, etc.). It is a more comfortable and quicker means of doing so than both the typical “cold turkey” and “valium and clonidine” home withdrawal methods.

The RODA procedure involves pre-procedure assessment, the procedure itself, and monitored aftercare. An important aspect of RODA, as offered by Western Canada Detox Centre, involves the use an implanted Naltrexone pellet that ensures completion of the detoxification process. It has other important attributes as well in so far as it blocks the effects of opiates for 30-60 days after Rapid Opiate Detoxification under Anaesthesia. Thus it prevents the heroin “high” which makes opiates addictive, and it protects against overdose should relapse occur after Rapid Opiate Detoxification under Anaesthesia. In some it markedly reduces cravings to use opiates.

It is important to recognize that Rapid Opiate Detoxification under Anaesthesia is but one part of a comprehensive, multi-faceted addiction treatment program, and it is NOT a means of treating the underlying addiction itself. It is a service best provided to those for whom an inability, or unwillingness, to tolerate withdrawal symptoms is the only impediment to abstinence-based recovery. As such those seeking access to Rapid Opiate Detoxification under Anaesthesia must be actively engaged in a program of recovery prior to the procedure itself.