SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE ADDICTION

• US 20150064672A1
• Filed: 09/05/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matthew Bars
• Original Assignee: Matthew Bars
• Inventors: Bars, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US14/477,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20150064672A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/497 of gaseous biological material, e.g. breath
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4972 Determining alcohol content for vehicle safety devices B60K28/06
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

Systems and methods for treatment for addiction to a substance according to a predetermined action plan that includes a message control center for sending information to a messaging-accessible device associated with a user, an analyzer for analyzing an indicia of use of said substance, and a personalized treatment engine to receive an output from the analyzer and to direct the message control center based, at least in part, on the output from the analyzer and the predetermined action plan for the user.

Claims

1. A system for treatment for addiction to a substance according to a predetermined action plan comprising:

(a) a message control center for sending information to a messaging-accessible device associated with a user;

(b) an analyzer for analyzing an indicia of use of said substance, and

(c) a personalized treatment engine to receive an output from the analyzer and to direct the message control center based, at least in part, on the output from the analyzer and the predetermined action plan for the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the substance is selected from alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, hashish, cocaine, heroin, amphetamine, methamphetamine, heroin, opium, opioids, MDMA, LSD, anabolic steroids and prescription drugs.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the substance is nicotine.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the analyzer is capable of determining amounts of one or more of carbon monoxide, nicotine, cotinine, nicotine N′

-oxide, nornicotine, nicotine isomethonium ion, 2-hydroxynicotine and nicotine glucuronide in a users expired breath, blood, urine, saliva, sputum or aromatic vapors from a user.

5. (canceled)

6. (canceled)

7. A method for treatment for addiction to a substance according to a predetermined action plan comprising:

(a) analyzing a sample from a user for an indicia of substance use via an analyzer;

(b) sending output from the analyzer to a personalized treatment engine; and

(c) sending information to an messaging-accessible device associated with a user, said information based, at least in part, on output from the analyzer and the predetermined action plan for user.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the sample is obtained from the user'"'"'s expired breath, blood, urine, saliva, sputum, hair or aromatic vapors emanating from the user.

9. A system for aiding smoking cessation or smoking reduction therapy according to a predetermined action plan comprising:

(a) a message control center for sending information to a messaging-accessible device associated with a user;

(b) a CO analyzer for analyzing carbon monoxide content of the user'"'"'s expired breath, and

(c) a personalized treatment engine to receive an output from the CO analyzer and to direct the message control center based, at least in part, on the output from the CO analyzer and the predetermined action plan for the user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the messaging-accessible device is a mobile messaging-accessible device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the personalized treatment engine further comprises a data historian to store past outputs from the CO analyzer.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the predetermined action plan for the user includes a gaming platform to make available to the user one or more games associated with smoking cessation or smoking reduction, information regarding the gaming platform optionally being introduced to the user via the message control center.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the predetermined action plan for the user includes a social media platform to connect the user with one or more social media outlets, information regarding the social media platform being introduced to the user via the message control center.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the predetermined action plan for the user includes a rewards platform to reward the user based, at least in part, on the output received from the CO analyzer, information regarding the reward platform being introduced to the user via the message control center.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the predetermined action plan for the user includes smoking avoidance medication treatment, information regarding the smoking avoidance medication treatment being sent to the user via the message control center.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the predetermined action plan for the user includes an EMR platform for securely sharing information obtained by the data historian with one or more third parties previously approved by the user, said securely shared information being transmitted via the message control center.

20. The system of claim 9, wherein the CO analyzer contains a sleep mode, and is capable of activating upon being held by the user, or blown into by the user.

21. The system of claim 9, wherein the system is capable of uniquely identifying the user.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said identification is achieved via one or more of facial recognition data, fingerprints, DNA or other biometrics uniquely associated with the user.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein said identification is achieved by providing the CO analyzer with a specific and randomly generated pattern of LED on the CO analyzer which is recorded by video or still camera for later verification.

24. The system of claim 9, wherein the personalized treatment engine receives input from a voice recorder log, wherein smoking behavior is recorded by the user'"'"'s voice.

25. The system of claim 9, wherein the CO analyzer is capable of being carried on a keychain, being clipped to a belt or waistband, worn around the user'"'"'s neck, worn as an adhesive on clothing or anywhere on the user'"'"'s body, or being carried in a user'"'"'s pocket.

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