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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Treatment of alcoholics by medicines



Often refuse to alcoholics principle of treatment; because they often deny the suffering of the problem, and here comes the role of close associates and friends in persuading the patient need to seek medical advice and start at the stage of treatment, and treatment varies from patient to patient depending on the severity of the situation and the social conditions surrounding the patient and the extent of responsiveness to treatment, In some cases, may be required to enter the patient's clinic for treatment and rehabilitation.

The first step in the treatment of addicted to alcohol is to determine the extent of involvement of the addict, which is determined by the a specialist doctor, and may include treatment of alcoholic prescribed Disulfiram, which makes the addict feel headaches, nausea and the desire to vomiting and a sudden rise in temperature as drinking alcohol, which leads him to hate alcohol and stay away from drinking so as not to suffer these symptoms.

Also enter psychological treatment in the treatment of alcoholic, so looking treating doctor about the reasons that prompted the patient to addiction to alcohol and trying to solve, do not forget the importance of supporting family and friends of addicts; is a patient like any other patient needs someone to stand next to him and encouraged him to continue treatment rather from scolded and frustrated.

In 2006, the Chamber granted the Food and Drug Administration FDA in the circulation of a new drug for the treatment of alcoholism in the market called Vivotrol, and this drug reduces the adoption of the patient's body to alcohol, that is, anti-alcohol, given Khaknp once a month may not be given only by a doctor in charge.

Chronic health problems caused by alcoholism



liver problems: causes drinking inflammation in the liver, which is the most important symptoms: loss of appetite, nausea and the desire to vomiting, abdominal pain, fever and yellow (Jaundice), may also cause alcohol chronic liver cirrhosis and liver failure chronic, which may lead to the death of the patient in the event of inability to perform a liver transplant.

digestive problems: alcohol cause inflammation of the membranes of the stomach Blindfolded, they also reduce the absorption of folic acid and thiamine, alcoholism also leads to the destruction of the pancreas.

blood circulation problems and heart: alcohol addiction leads to high blood pressure and weaken the heart muscle, which may lead the patient to the eventual failure of infection in cardiac function or cardiac arrest.

• Increase the chances of infection for drinkers from alcohol diabetic patients who take insulin Hypoglycemia condition that alcohol inhibit the process of liberation of sugar from the liver into the blood, and therefore this leads to low blood sugar in the blood of the patient's condition and the occurrence of hypoglycemia.

alcohol consumption causes poor sexual ability in males as a result ED, and disruption in the menstrual cycle in females.

pregnant women drink of alcohol, especially early in pregnancy can cause abnormalities in the fetus, and the small size of the head, and cardiac abnormalities, and many other complications.

Osteoporosis: alcohol consumption inhibits the process from building bone, causing fragile bones and increases the chance of fractures.

problems in the nerves: alcohol chronically cause problems in the peripheral nerves, and paresthesia of the Parties, as well as dementia and memory loss.

increase the chances of cancer: scientific research suggests that drinking alcohol leads to chronically increase the chances of cancer of the esophagus, larynx, liver and colon.

Addiction to alcohol, Classification and causes



Drinking alcohol every day so that the human remains under the influence, and can not do without. Stages of Alcohol addiction as classified by Glenk:
1 - pre-addiction, an increase of alcohol intake on the amount of potential is abused by civilians.
2 - stage warning addiction include the total oblivion of what happened in the course of drinking the next morning - in private drinking - drinking before important dates and events - am drinking to reduce tension - and bouts of drinking dumping in spite of lack of desire to do so.
3 - the stage of addiction is the inability to stop drinking more than 24 hours, and the inability to control the amount of alcohol.
4 - stage chronic addiction and the addict is exposed to multiple physical, psychological and social.

Causes:
There are environmental and genetic factors will help the development of alcoholism, also plays an important role of social status of the person and self-confidence