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Alcohol addiction is a disease that requires a complex approach to treatment. The course of treatment should consist of medication procedures, psychotherapeutic activities, and physical activity. A narcologist constantly monitors the dynamics of recovery and, if necessary, makes adjustments. If you follow all medical recommendations and observe the daily regimen, the patient has every chance of a full recovery.
Alcohol addiction is not treated in the same way as other diseases are treated. It cannot be cured, but it is possible to alleviate the symptoms and learn to cope with the desire to drink. An alcoholic will forever remain an alcoholic, but thanks to psychotherapists, a person learns to cope with difficult life situations without alcohol and does not drink for many years. There are cases when a person can control the dose of alcohol, but it is best to exclude alcoholic beverages from his life once and for all. How to treat alcoholism, we will consider further.
The following are the ways to treat alcoholism:
- Medicines are prescribed by a narcologist after an examination of the body's condition. They reduce the attraction to alcohol and ensure the impossibility of alcohol intake.
- Antidepressants - used as an auxiliary means, help to overcome the hangover syndrome. A person's mood improves, his general condition stabilizes, he begins to control his behavior and thinks soberly.
- Treatment in a dispensary is the most effective method. Doctors select an individual treatment plan for each specific case. Treatment in the clinic consists of drug therapy, detoxification, and psychotherapy.
- Plasmapheresis is a modern method of treatment that helps cleanse the body of toxins and ethanol residues and eliminates hangover syndrome. It is used for patients with an acute form of alcohol poisoning.
- Coding is the most popular method. The task of coding is the inability of a person to take alcohol. There is psychological and medicinal coding, as well as a combination of these methods.
- Inpatient rehabilitation - the patient is given an attitude to a healthy lifestyle without alcohol, restoration of working capacity and social ties. The patient receives comprehensive psychological support.
- Outpatient rehabilitation is aimed at prevention of breakdowns and relapses, as well as for those patients who cannot undergo social and psychological rehabilitation for family or personal reasons (small children, work, studies).
The most important thing in the treatment of alcohol addiction is the patient's desire to get rid of his bad habit once and for all. If the addict agrees to treatment, then his relatives must support him and believe in success.
In addition to drug problems, our clinic provides services for mental disorders, for example treatment of schizophrenic disorders. At the NewLife schizophrenia treatment center, a complex approach is used to work with patients, which includes both medical methods of getting rid of the disease and psychosocial help from specialists.
