The use of drugs and alcohol will deplete the body’s natural stores of NAD. Because of this, the brain cannot receive the same energy it usually would from breaking down food.

This process, known as neuroadaptation, is directly responsible for addiction-related brain damage and depletion of neurotransmitters. NAD IV therapy is said to replenish the drained enzymes and target brain restoration.

“Has been used since the late 1960s in intravenous
form to significantly lessen withdrawal from a
variety of drugs and alcohol”

FDA.gov Case Study: Pharmacy Compounding Committee Review: Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+)