Can oxygen therapy be addictive?
Jan 17, 2023
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Guo Xiheng
Introduction
Oxygen therapy generally does not lead to addiction. The primary function of appropriate oxygen supplementation is to increase arterial blood oxygen content, improve the body's hypoxic condition, and restore or promote a favorable metabolic cycle. It does not alter the body's natural physiological state or biochemical environment, nor does it affect the biochemical or physiological status of the central nervous system. Unlike drugs or sleeping pills, oxygen does not cause drug dependency.
Oxygen therapy generally does not lead to addiction.
Oxygen is one of the three essential elements for sustaining life. It provides energy and vitality to every normal cell, supports the treatment and rehabilitation of nearly a hundred diseases, helps resist invasion by harmful bacteria and viruses, and aids in breaking down and eliminating toxins and harmful substances within the body. Oxygen is not a drug; we inhale it constantly throughout our lives. Supplemental oxygen simply increases the amount of oxygen we continuously take in, introducing no foreign, unfamiliar substances that require bodily adaptation or metabolic processing.
The primary benefit of appropriate oxygen supplementation is increasing arterial blood oxygen content, improving hypoxia (oxygen deficiency), and restoring or promoting a healthy metabolic cycle. It does not alter the body's natural physiological state or biochemical environment, nor does it affect the biochemical or physiological status of the central nervous system. Therefore, unlike narcotics or sleeping pills, oxygen does not cause dependency.
When using an oxygen generator, we merely increase the concentration of oxygen we inhale, thereby raising arterial oxygen levels, alleviating hypoxia, supporting the restoration or enhancement of metabolism, establishing a beneficial physiological cycle, and relieving symptoms caused by oxygen deficiency. Oxygen therapy is also a critical intervention in emergency resuscitation. Since oxygen effectively regulates the body's physiological functions without inducing dependence, it is non-addictive.
