| Medications The classical use of
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| | members of the alcoholic or commonly
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| medications for alcoholism is to
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| | referred to as the co-dependents. Other
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| encourage abstinence. Antabuse (also
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| | groups include LifeRing Secular Recovery
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| known as disulfiram), for instance,
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| | and SMART Recovery. Prevention Some
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| prevents the elimination of chemicals
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| | programs attempt to help problem drinkers
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| which cause severe discomfort when
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| | before they become dependents. These
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| alcohol is ingested, effectively
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| | programs focus on harm-reduction and
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| preventing the alcoholic from drinking in
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| | reducing alcohol intake as opposed to
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| significant amounts while they take the
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| | cold-turkey approaches. One such program
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| medicine. Heavy drinking while on
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| | is called Moderation Management.
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| antabuse can result in severe illness and
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| | Nutritional therapy Another treatment
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| death. Naltrexone has also been used
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| | program is based on nutritional therapy.
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| because it helps curb cravings for
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| | Many alcohol dependents have insulin
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| alcohol while the person is on it. Both
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| | resistance syndrome, a metabolic disorder
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| of these, however, have been demonstrated
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| | where the body's difficulty in processing
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| to cause a rebound effect when the user
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| | sugars causes an unsteady supply to the
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| stops taking them. These do allow a
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| | blood stream. While the disorder can be
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| person to overcome psychological
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| | treated by a hypoglycemic diet, this can
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| addictions to alcohol, but they do not
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| | affect behavior and emotions,
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| treat the neurochemical addiction. In
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| | side-effects often seen among alcohol
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| more recent studies it has been
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| | dependents in treatment. The metabolic
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| demonstrated that the use of naltrexone
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| | aspects of such dependence are often
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| while the alcoholic continues to drink
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| | overlooked, resulting in poor results.
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| can result in extinction of the
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| | Return to normal drinking Although it has
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| neurochemical addiction. Referred to as
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| | long been argued that alcoholic
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| the "Sinclair Method", this technique is
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| | dependents cannot learn to drink in
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| used with good results some US states and
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| | moderation, research by the U.S. National
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| in Finland but has failed to penetrate
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| | Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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| much of the world because of the
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| | (NIAAA) indicates a small percentage of
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| long-standing bias against any treatment
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| | individuals in the US whose dependence
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| that doesn't involve detoxification and
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| | began more than one year earlier are now
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| abstinence. Rationing Rationing or other
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| | drinking in moderation. In contrast, a
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| attempts to control use are increasingly
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| | high percentage who undergo naltrexone
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| ineffective as pathological attachment to
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| | use-reduction therapy are capable of
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| the drug develops. Use often continues
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| | normal drinking habits. Use of Naltrexone
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| despite serious adverse health, personal,
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| | involves taking the medication an hour
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| legal, work-related, and financial
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| | before any drinking occurs in order to
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| consequences. Detoxification
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| | maintain this. Societal Impact Today,
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| Detoxification programs run by medical
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| | alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are
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| institutions often involve stays for a
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| | major public health problems in North
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| number of weeks in specialized hospital
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| | America, costing the region's
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| wards, where drugs may be used to avoid
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| | inhabitants, by some estimates, as much
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| withdrawal symptoms. In severe cases,
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| | as US$170 billion annually. Alcohol abuse
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| detoxification may lead to death. To that
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| | and alcohol dependence sometimes cause
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| point, even a simple "de-tox" can involve
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| | death, particularly through liver,
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| seizures, if not properly monitored. Post
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| | pancreatic, or kidney disease, internal
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| Detox Therapy After detoxification,
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| | bleeding, brain deterioration, alcohol
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| various forms of group therapy or
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| | poisoning, and suicide. Heavy alcohol
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| psychotherapy are recommended to deal
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| | consumption by a pregnant mother can also
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| with underlying psychological issues
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| | lead to fetal alcohol syndrome, an
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| leading to alcohol dependence. It is also
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| | incurable and damaging condition.
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| used to provide the recovering addict
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| | Additionally, alcohol abuse and alcohol
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| with relapse prevention skills. Aversion
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| | dependence are major contributing factors
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| therapies may be supported by drugs like
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| | for head injuries, motor vehicle
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| Disulfiram, which causes a strong and
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| | accidents, violence and assaults,
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| prompt sensitivity reaction whenever
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| | neurological, and other medical problems.
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| alcohol is consumed. Naltrexone or
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| | Alcohol addiction is a treatable disease.
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| Acamprosate may improve compliance with
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| | If you are an alcoholic or are a family
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| abstinence planning by treating the
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| | member of an alcoholic, contact your
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| physical aspects of cravings to drink.
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| | physician for the most current treatments
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| The standard pharmocopoeia of
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| antidepressants, anxiolytics, and other
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