Alcohol<unk>  Alcohol<unk>  is a process by which a heavy drinker's system is brought back to normal after being habituated to having alcohol in the body continuously for an extended period of substance abuse. Serious alcohol addiction results in a downregulation of GABA neurotransmitter receptors. Precipitous withdrawal from long-term alcohol addiction without medical management can cause severe health problems and can be fatal. Alcohol<unk>  is not a treatment for alcoholism. After<unk> , other treatments must be undergone to deal with the underlying addiction that caused alcohol use. Drug<unk>  Clinicians use drug<unk>  to reduce or relieve withdrawal symptoms while helping an addicted individual adjust to living without drug use; drug<unk>  does not aim to treat addiction but rather represents an early step within long-term treatment.<unk>  may be achieved drug-free or may use medications as an aspect of treatment. Often drug<unk>  and treatment will occur in a community program that lasts several months and takes place in a residential setting rather than in a medical center. Drug<unk>  varies depending on the location of treatment, but most<unk>  centers provide treatment to avoid the symptoms of physical withdrawal from alcohol and from other drugs. Most also incorporate counseling and therapy during<unk>  to help with the consequences of withdrawal. Metabolic<unk>  An animal's metabolism can produce harmful substances which it can then make less toxic through reduction, oxidation (collectively known as redox reactions), conjugation and excretion of molecules from cells or tissues. This is called xenobiotic metabolism. Enzymes that are important in<unk>  metabolism include cytochrome P450 oxidases, UDP-glucuronosyltransferases, and glutathione S-transferases. These processes are particularly well-studied as part of drug metabolism, as they influence the pharmacokinetics of a drug in the body. Alternative medicine Certain approaches in alternative medicine claim to remove "toxins" from the body through herbal, electrical or electromagnetic treatments. These toxins are undefined and have no scientific basis, making the validity of such techniques questionable. There is little evidence for toxic accumulation in these cases, as the liver and kidneys automatically<unk> ify and excrete many toxic materials including metabolic wastes. Under this theory if toxins are too rapidly released without being safely eliminated (such as when metabolizing fat that stores toxins) they can damage the body and cause malaise. Therapies include contrast showers,<unk>  foot pads, oil pulling, Gerson therapy, snake-stones, body cleansing, Scientology's Purification Rundown, water fasting, and metabolic therapy.
Detoxification
Sterilization 
Drug detoxification
Photorejuvenation
Saponification
Chelation
Deodorant
Deworming