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EPISODE · Feb 2, 2024 · 1H 27M

#34 Leech Therapy, Treating Addiction, and More! Episode #34 - ⁠Dr. Andrei Dokukin⁠

from Welcome to Wellness · host Ashley Deeley

Dr. Andrei Dokukin knows how to treat addicts because he was one. He was also a trained Juilliard dancer who healed his broken back without surgery. After a troublesome start as an MD prescribing opioids to chronic pain patients, he was burnt out and realized he was contributing to the demise of patient's health rather than improving it. Tune in to hear his personal story of addiction, recovery, and how he found the strength to turn his career around. You'll also learn about leech therapy and how it contains 60 medicinal properties! Today's show is brought to you by the softest organic hemp sheets on the planet: Delilah Home. Use code: DEELEY15 13:13: Chronic opioids can actually give you more pain24:03: 18% of his patients have misused their medications; they either sold them or they abused them27:30: Genetic testing for addiction / AvertD for genetic testing for opioid use disorder (OUD)37:27: Struggling with addiction? Wondering if you can have just one drink or one line of cocaine...?46:29: There is not a single piece of evidence that suggests that chronic opioid intake helps with chronic pain47:09: Opioids treat perception of pain50:20: Statistics say the odds of an injured worker going back to work after using opioids is zero (!!!!!)1:05:04: Treatment for wrist arthritis 1:05:19: Treatment for liver cirrhosis1:13:35: Transcranial Magnetic Therapy / Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)1:18:38: Gyrotronic (how Andrei healed his broken back)1:20:37: The first step in recovering from addictionWhere to find Adrei:Roots-RecoveryThe Leech Doctor - YouTubeThe Leech Doctor - InstagramLeech MedicineLinkedInToday's show is brought to you by the softest organic hemp sheets on the planet: ⁠Delilah Home⁠. Use code: ⁠DEELEY15 ⁠

Dr. Andrei Dokukin knows how to treat addicts because he was one. He was also a trained Juilliard dancer who healed his broken back without surgery. After a troublesome start as an MD prescribing opioids to chronic pain patients, he was burnt out and realized he was contributing to the demise of patient's health rather than improving it. Tune in to hear his personal story of addiction, recovery, and how he found the strength to turn his career around. You'll also learn about leech therapy and how it contains 60 medicinal properties! Today's show is brought to you by the softest organic hemp sheets on the planet: Delilah Home. Use code: DEELEY15 13:13: Chronic opioids can actually give you more pain24:03: 18% of his patients have misused their medications; they either sold them or they abused them27:30: Genetic testing for addiction / AvertD for genetic testing for opioid use disorder (OUD)37:27: Struggling with addiction? Wondering if you can have just one drink or one line of cocaine...?46:29: There is not a single piece of evidence that suggests that chronic opioid intake helps with chronic pain47:09: Opioids treat perception of pain50:20: Statistics say the odds of an injured worker going back to work after using opioids is zero (!!!!!)1:05:04: Treatment for wrist arthritis 1:05:19: Treatment for liver cirrhosis1:13:35: Transcranial Magnetic Therapy / Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)1:18:38: Gyrotronic (how Andrei healed his broken back)1:20:37: The first step in recovering from addictionWhere to find Adrei:Roots-RecoveryThe Leech Doctor - YouTubeThe Leech Doctor - InstagramLeech MedicineLinkedInToday's show is brought to you by the softest organic hemp sheets on the planet: ⁠Delilah Home⁠. Use code: ⁠DEELEY15 ⁠

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