« Russia has fun to drink, it cannot be without it". It was these words that Prince Vladimir uttered when Islam was considered as the state religion of our country. More than a thousand years have passed since then, but things are still there. The problem of how to cure an alcoholic will exist as long as Russia itself.

What is the difference between an alcoholic and a drunkard?

Alcoholism is a chronic disease that is expressed depending on alcohol - both on the physiological and mental levels.

According to domestic researchers, this disease has the following signs:

1. Extensive libations of alcohol do not lead to rejection by his body. The reaction in the form of vomiting is practically absent;
2. The patient is not able to determine how much he has already taken on the chest;
3. Memory losses;
4. Acute hangover;
5. Periodic drinking.

Drinking is the first step on the road to alcoholism:

• No major celebration is complete without alcohol. The ingestion of harmful substances is seen as a tribute to tradition;
• However, everyday life passes without the embrace of the "green serpent". Man is still able to say "no" to his base desires;
• On the second day after drinking, there is no withdrawal syndrome, and, accordingly, the desire to knock out a wedge with a wedge;
• A drunkard does not need qualified medical assistance. He does not lose socialization and remains a member of society.

In medicine, there is no definition of "drunkard" if a person abuses alcohol. This is the alcoholic.

Stages of the disease

Every lake sooner or later turns into a swamp - so every drunkard sooner or later becomes an alcoholic.

In the process of degradation, a person goes through the following stages:

1. An all-consuming desire to kiss the bottle. If it cannot be satisfied, then the first impulse subsides. If access to alcohol is not limited, then the volume of its consumption becomes threatening. After drinking, there is no remorse of conscience - but on the contrary, a desire to repeat everything again;
2. The body ceases to resist large doses of ethanol. There is a toxic attachment on a physical level. Alcohol is consumed for several days and even weeks in a row (the so-called "binge"). An attempt to abruptly break the vicious circle is accompanied by serious consequences for health;
3. To achieve a state of intoxication, only a small dose is enough, since the liver begins to process the poison poorly. Mental affection is added to physical affection. There are memory impairments. Breaking the binge without medical intervention is almost impossible.

How to live with an alcoholic?

It is extremely difficult to live in the same family with those suffering from this disease. Decreased social adaptation. The risk of beatings increases sharply. In addition, in 50% of cases, spouses adopt addiction from each other. Thus, an entire cell of society will be destroyed.

If there is no desire to dissolve the marriage for some reason, then you need to adhere to the elementary rules of peaceful coexistence:

1. Do not succumb to primitive emotional impulses. Scolding and screaming will not have any effect on a drunk - on the contrary, they can greatly embitter a person who does not control himself;
2. All attempts to change the path of a lost soul must be pushed very gently and diplomatically. It must be understood that without steps forward, they are all doomed to failure;
3. Start with yourself. There is some possibility that when he sees a prettier wife, even a misguided drunkard will want to change himself;
4. The main thing is not to coddle with an adult and aggressive individual, as if with a child. He has long passed 18 years old, and he is obliged to answer for his actions;
5. Extreme way out: set the condition: "me or the bottle." It can have power if the husband really loves his wife.

Where to start healing?

It is difficult to imagine a patient with tuberculosis who would resist medical attention with all his might. But the hugs of the green serpent are often so irresistibly sweet that the unfortunate do not even have a desire to escape from them.

Caring family members can show all possible participation and help the patient break the vicious circle:

• It is necessary to convince a person of the perniciousness of the habit. A clear illustration can be examples of broken families of friends, the consequences of a night of violence, etc. If you manage to cause at least slight pricks of conscience, you are on the right track;
• The next logical step is to visit a qualified specialist (narcologist or psychotherapist);
• Don't be fooled by advertising campaigns that promise quick recovery from addiction thanks to miracle cures. Only a medical worker has the right to prescribe them;
• Also, one should not rely solely on the opinions of acquaintances, relatives, friends and other self-proclaimed experts in the field of narcology. Unskilled intervention can lead to to the exact opposite effect..

How to cure an alcoholic without his desire?

The legendary Soviet health care facilities (treatment and preventive care facilities) are long gone, but the dream of reviving them warms the hearts of millions of people. Parasite alcoholics, funny only in Gaidai's films, today flooded the streets and seriously interfere with the lives of both households and complete strangers.

Therefore, there is a natural desire to cure addiction even in the absence of a counter impulse. It will be difficult to do this, but possibly.

For this purpose, there are a number of medications:

• « Teturam". Designed to form a false sense of rejection of alcohol. With a long course of taking, even an “experienced” drunkard will be disgusted by the very smell of alcohol;
• « Proproten 100". Reduces the strength of addiction to a toxic substance. There is a normalization of metabolism, the symptoms of a hangover are eliminated. However, it should be abandoned in case of diabetes mellitus, as well as diseases of the excretory system;
• « Metadoxil". Helps to avoid breakdowns in case of long abstinence. A number of substances that make up the drug can provoke an allergic reaction.

All these funds can be poured into the patient's food without his knowledge. However, it is recommended that you inform your doctor in advance about possible contraindications.

Coding: what is it?

One of the most common practices for dealing with addiction is the so-called coding. Its main purpose is to inspire the patient with fear of drinking alcohol.

There are the following types of methods:

• hypnotic effect. Experienced psychologists influence the human mind in such a way that the very sight of the bottle will cause negative emotions;
• Introduction medicines . The most common of them is "Torpedo". When ethanol enters the bloodstream, a violent reaction develops, as a result of which the violating abstinence will require medical assistance. The action of Esperal is similar;
• Combined psycho-pharmacological method.

Previously, a narcologist conducts a consultation to establish the causes of addiction (the possibility of hereditary predisposition is determined). Before starting the coding procedure, a period of abstinence (about 10-14 days) is required.

Vodka… Universal domestic antidepressant. It is to her that a Russian person hurries from troubles in the family and at work. But granting the joy of relief for a brief moment, it deprives the unfortunate of health, repels people and households from him. There are many ways to cure an alcoholic, but they are all useless without the main thing - willpower of the patient. Which may not be aware of itself as such.

Video about the consequences of alcoholism and its treatment

In this video, the narcologist Ilya Bogdanov will tell you why an alcoholic cannot stop and stop abusing alcohol, how to rid him of this disease:

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In our society, it is customary to treat drug addiction as a "vice of the will", a kind of manifestation of weakness of character and spirit. Drug addicts in the modern world are often condemned, scolded, and shamed. However, narcologists do not get tired of telling patients and their families that addiction is a disease. And it requires not censure, but treatment.

What is a disease, which in society is considered to be a manifestation of "weak character"? Any addiction - both chemical (for example, drug or alcohol) and psychological (for example, gaming) - is a severe complex brain disease that affects the human body at various levels. First of all, his body suffers.

Diseases of the central nervous system, liver, kidneys. In addition, drug addiction, like any other, affects the psychological, emotional, volitional sphere of a person and significantly affects interpersonal relationships. As a rule, the circle of communication of such people narrows down to those like him, that is, those who share his way of life. All the rest, who condemn the behavior of a drug addict, are eliminated by him as undesirable people in terms of communication.

Experts emphasize that the treatment of people with drug addiction is most effective if it is carried out in a complex manner. In other words, drug addiction treatment is a complex consisting of at least three stages. The first is to provide medical assistance (detoxification). This stage lasts several days and is usually carried out in a hospital. Unfortunately, most people with drug addiction refuse treatment after going through the first stage. But in 100% of cases, having passed only the first stage, a person returns to the use of psychoactive substances. Therefore, the modern idea of ​​treatment comes down to the fact that it should not only be complex, but also continuous.

The medical stage is followed by psychological rehabilitation. It can last for months. At the second stage, psychologists and psychotherapists are included in the work. The main task of psychological rehabilitation is to enable a person to change relationships with loved ones, because during the illness they are completely destroyed.

The third "step" to freedom from drug addiction is called social rehabilitation. Many people know the facts when a person managed to get rid of drug addiction, being in an isolated society - for example, in a community. For a year or a year and a half, while he was in isolation, everything was fine. But as soon as a person returns home, to a familiar environment, everything starts all over again. This is due to the fact that there was no stage of social adaptation. Without it, treatment, unfortunately, will not be effective.

The most basic question that worries the relatives of such patients is there a chance for a person suffering from drug addiction to completely recover from it? Narcologists say that humanity is familiar with the mass of incurable diseases. Their course can be suspended, it is possible to improve the quality of life. The approach to drug addiction treatment is based on the same principle. Drug addiction is a disease that stays with a person for his entire conscious life. It's just that the one who has been treated can adapt, learn to be tolerant to the psychoactive substance that caused the addiction.

However, it is not at all easy to convey to the mind of a person with drug addiction that his value system is destructive and needs to be changed. One of the main symptoms of chemical addiction is the denial of problems associated with the use of a particular substance. Although the vast majority of addicted people in their hearts would like to get rid of their disease, they do absolutely nothing for this. This explains the great popularity of the so-called healers. But miracles, unfortunately, do not happen. It is impossible to cure a person with drug addiction in minutes, hours or days. And he can't handle the situation on his own. Understanding and participation of his relatives and friends is necessary. By the way, a psychologist should also work with them, because relatives should also rebuild their relationship with a family member who is undergoing treatment. And most importantly, you need to learn to treat addiction as a disease. No mother will be ashamed that her son or daughter has pneumonia. There is no need to be ashamed of the fact that he / she has a drug addiction. You need to seek help from specialists, undergo full treatment and live a normal life. Every person who has got rid of drug addiction has such a chance.

Drug addiction is difficult to overcome. But when it is not there yet, it is important to stop a person who has set foot on this dangerous path in time. Drug addiction is sweeping by leaps and bounds across the country, and year after year schoolchildren, in fact, still children, fall into the ranks of addicted people. What do parents need to know to stop a child at the right time?

The desire to have his "adult secret" makes the child hide from his parents the fact of his first acquaintance with narcotic substances. Most children know that drugs are bad. Otherwise, they would not have sought to hide their new hobby from dad and mom. Therefore, parents should be prepared for the fact that they need to speak frankly with their child even on those topics that seem difficult and do not often come up in conversations.

Sometimes high school students who have never even taken drugs are more "advanced" in these matters than the older generation. Therefore, an attempt at a preventive conversation, beginning with the words "I hope you know that drugs are very bad, and do not use anything like that!" evokes irony in the child. Like, my parents still don’t understand anything about it, and even if I try something once, they won’t guess anything.

So, dear parents, relying on the fact that you do not have any knowledge of addictions, the child can mislead you for a long time. To avoid such a problem, experts advise adhering to the following algorithm:

1. Be as frank as possible with your child. Do not use abstract language, such as "this could end badly," but specifically explain to a teenager what drug addiction can lead to. Do not scold or threaten. Explain that a teenager can turn to you for help at any time, ask any question and that you are, first of all, his friend.

2. Pay attention to the characteristics of the child's behavior. Unmotivated laughter, gaiety, increased activity, lack of need for sleep or, conversely, unexplained drowsiness or depression, sharp constriction or dilation of pupils, reddening of the skin or severe pallor, change in speech, traces of intravenous injections (they can be located on the elbows, forearms) should alert , neck, inner surface of the feet, under the knees, in the groin). In order to confirm or refute your suspicions, you can use special tests that allow you to determine at home whether a teenager is using drugs. If the suspicions are confirmed, explain to the child that it is necessary to avoid the formation of addiction and treat addiction with the participation of a specialist - drug addiction is not treated "on its own".

Addiction treatment should be comprehensive. The main thing is liberation from mental dependence. Persistent and correct work is needed to change one's stereotypes, picture of the world and self-image. Treatment of physical dependence (where it exists) is not difficult.

How to determine if there is an addiction or not? After all, drug addicts and alcoholics do not always recognize their addiction. It's simple - if you can, without any conditions, at least for a month, leave your habit - you are free. If you can't, you have a problem and you need to solve it.

Psychological Addiction Treatment

Recognition of the problem

To solve a problem, you need to recognize it, go beyond it. As long as you are inside, you are part of the problem.
Separate it and put it in front of you. Look at it directly and acknowledge it: “Yes, there is a problem.”
Listen to yourself, how you are connected with her, what feelings you experience.
Do you want to solve it or are you satisfied with the current state of affairs.

Congratulate yourself (I'm not kidding) - you have a reason to draw attention to yourself! Any problem is an opportunity for self-development as a person.

Dependency Analysis - With Paper and Pen

• Why did I do it? . What attracted me, what did I get from the process?
• What prevents you from giving up the subject of addiction?
• What do I gain and what do I lose by getting rid of addiction?
• What can replace the loss? What I want?
  Here it is useful to remember your interests before getting into addiction. What was the most valuable thing in your life then?

Make a decision

It must be final. There is no room for doubt, your whole being makes this decision. You understand (feel) that from this moment you have started a new life.

Deal with desires

mindfulness

Learn to be constantly aware of all your sensations and inner impulses. This is necessary to control your behavior.
Be aware of everything you do. This ability is very useful for an efficient life in general.
Be careful to notice that you are moving towards a result.

Changing our behavior

By tracking the urges and behaviors that lead to "use", . Change your actions until you get the desired result.
Use the feedback principle for this. Remember: there is no failure, there is a result. If the result is not satisfactory, adjust your efforts.

Changing our environment

Break up with people who are pulling you into the past. Communicate with those who are where you aspire, whose interests coincide with your new interests.

IT'S ALL UP TO US! The solution to the problem lies in taking responsibility for your life. Success lies in setting: I am the owner and I am responsible for everything that happens to me. I am the creator of my life. Such a position helps to withstand in any situation on the way to a worthy goal.

Physical Addiction Treatment

• Treatment with dietary supplements
The goal is to help the body easily adjust to the natural metabolism.
The use of medicines is an extra burden on a weakened body. The best option is (BAD).
The course includes three stages.

1. Cleansing the body of toxic compounds.
2. Replenishment of deficiency of vitamins and microelements.
3. Restoration of impaired functions.

Increasing the level of vital energy.

1. outdoor recreation, preferably among trees or by the sea,
2. meditation, "".

Physical activity (sports, gymnastics, yoga, etc.)

Exercises for the development of flexibility of the spine.

Removal massage.

Like any psychoactive substance, alcohol causes physical and mental dependence. The first can be cured without the knowledge of a person, but in order to save him from cravings for alcohol, the support of loved ones and a healthy environment in the family are required.

Apply folk methods should be done with great care. Violation of the formulation and dosage will entail extremely negative consequences up to hospitalization and death.

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How to Help a Reluctant Relative

• arrhythmia;
• myocardial infarction;
• poisoning;
• stroke;
• disruption of the nervous system;
• asphyxia.

The patient may experience an exacerbation of chronic diseases provoked by regular drunkenness: diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular, nervous and urinary systems.

There are three main types of getting rid of alcoholism at home:

1. 1. With the help of magic, spells and lapels. Often, this method is promoted as time-tested, “traditional”. As a rule, he is chosen on the advice of friends or after watching an advertisement that guarantees the result of an early healing. Such tricks are designed for those who have lost hope of curing alcoholism in a loved one.
2. 2. A pseudo-scientific method based on the supposedly declassified developments of the special services, which help even top Kremlin officials fight the disease. Fraudsters promise to use an electromagnet to suppress the area of ​​the brain responsible for drinking alcohol. In addition, the traditional set of such healers includes miracle bracelets, necklaces, infrared irradiators, special pills, the effects of which are “proven by numerous scientific studies.”
3. 3. Coding. Through hypnosis, the patient is permanently instilled with a complete aversion to alcohol. Unlike the two previous methods, this method is really effective, although not always.
4. 4. Folk recipes. Some of them - for example, a tincture of green bugs - have come down to us since the time of Ancient Russia. Relatives mix various plants and herbal decoctions into food or drinks, which cause nausea, vomiting, fever and other painful sensations when drinking alcohol. Over time, the patient develops a persistent aversion to alcohol. Supporters of the method claim that the effect will last until the end of life, however, with the help of folk remedies, only physical dependence can be removed. This type of assistance in a professional environment is called the method of conditioned reflex therapy for alcoholism.



Getting rid of physical addiction

Treatment should preferably be carried out under the supervision of qualified professionals. However, drunken alcoholics often refuse to recognize themselves as such, so desperate relatives perform addiction recovery procedures on their own without the consent of the patient.



Medication treatment

Most people prefer to solve the problem of alcoholism without going to the doctors. Many choose drugs that can be divided into those that relieve hangovers and drugs that relieve cravings for alcohol. Among the first there is paracetamol, aspirin, and succinic acid. These medicines, available in any home first aid kit, can relieve the discomfort that occurs with a hangover.

Drugs that relieve cravings for alcohol are not widely used in Russia. An analogue of the American “Gold Standard” is Proproten-100, however, experts say that it does not have the effect stated in the advertisement. There are also drugs that cause alcohol intolerance. The most famous of them:

• Lidevin;
• Esperal;
• Colme;
• Teturam;
• Tetlong 250.



High prices and inaccessibility in the countries of the Customs Union are the main disadvantages of drugs to combat alcohol addiction.



Coding without the knowledge of the patient

The method of coding for alcoholism is based on the theory that the patient can be given an appropriate setting during sleep, when suggestibility is supposed to increase.

The procedure is repeated every night until the suggestion takes effect. Despite the apparent simplicity, in some cases the method gives a positive result.

Folk remedies

The effectiveness of folk remedies depends on individual features organism. The main advantage of the method is the gradual weaning from alcohol. This is how the patient comes to an independent decision to stop drinking. An alcoholic believes that his body cannot cope with alcohol. Suffering from the complications and pain that have arisen, he decides to get rid of the bad habit without much persuasion.

Preventive methods

The degree of intoxication of the body is reduced if a person plentifully bites alcohol. Ordinary dishes of meat, fish, smoked meats and fried foods help if the alcoholic is in the first stage of the disease, or in cases where a healthy person goes on a binge from time to time. For a chronic drunkard with experience, a snack does not have the desired effect.

Green tea helps reduce the risk of developing the disease if you drink 4-5 cups a day. The body is cleansed of toxins, cravings for alcohol are reduced. Only leafy green tea is suitable for treatment. Analogues in sachets do not contain enough nutrients.



Another remedy for maintaining weakened health at home is honey. It strengthens the immune system, enriches the body with trace elements and vitamins, including potassium, the lack of which provokes cravings for alcohol. Bee honey should be taken 1 tsp every half an hour on the first day after quitting the binge. After a few days, reduce the dose and frequency of administration. For the first week, you need to consume at least 1.5 liters of honey.

Lemon juice with sugar and water will help improve the condition of an alcoholic. It contains vitamin C and antioxidants, which facilitate the removal of products formed during the breakdown of ethanol. Detoxification is easier if you take lemon juice every day on an empty stomach. At the same time, the desire to get drunk with new doses of vodka disappears. Sour apples have a similar effect.

Important! The latter method is contraindicated in people suffering from heartburn, ulcers and gastritis.

Powerful Methods

For the treatment of people suffering from drunkenness for several years, methods are used that cause an acute reaction of the body to alcohol, even in cases where the patient does not want to change his life.

dung mushroom

This is an effective method that is most often recommended by word of mouth acquaintances. After drinking alcohol, an alcoholic begins to experience nausea, vomiting, headaches and discomfort.



The found mushroom is cut into small slices, the pieces are laid out in a pan and dried over low heat, adding vegetable oil in the process. After all the moisture comes out of the mushroom, the slices are ground in a coffee grinder. 1 st. l. dung beetle is added to the dish unnoticed by the drinker. A person who has tasted food with an admixture of mushroom powder reacts painfully to subsequent alcohol intake:

• the complexion becomes purplish, and then violet;
• the tips of the ears and nose turn pale;
• there is a feeling of thirst, alternating with nausea;
• body temperature increases;
• reduced vision;
• speech becomes incoherent;
• sometimes there are side effects in the form of vomiting and diarrhea.

The reaction occurs one and a half to two hours after drinking alcohol and passes through the same period of time. The course of treatment with dung fungus lasts up to 10 days. The maximum allowable dose is 3 g per meal, but not more than twice a day. Dung beetle is extremely toxic, so it is necessary to follow dosage recommendations and respond in a timely manner to the appearance of severe side effects, otherwise the treatment will not bring the desired result.

Green bug tincture

This is an old and very effective method. For cooking, you need to find a few insects that live in raspberry thickets, put them in vodka and insist for 3 days. Bed bugs must be removed before giving the bottle to the drinker.

To obtain the effect, it is enough that the patient takes 50 g of the resulting mixture daily. The inevitable aversion to alcohol lasts from two weeks to six months.

hoof root

This is one of the most effective ways to deal with alcoholism. 1 st. l dried crushed hoof roots are poured with 250 ml of water, the liquid is put on a slow fire and wait 5 minutes, then the broth is cooled for an hour. After that, the mixture is filtered and put in the refrigerator for 6 hours.

1 st. l. the resulting infusion is added to a bottle of vodka. Having taken the mixture, the alcoholic feels nausea and a general deterioration. With regular intake, a persistent gag reflex from alcohol is developed.

Important! The hoof belongs to poisonous plants. It is necessary to ensure that the patient does not take more than 2 tablespoons at a time.

Infusion of thyme

Dried thyme (creeping thyme) is sold in any pharmacy. There are many recipes for tinctures from this plant. For example, 15 g of thyme is poured into 500 ml of boiling water, the mixture is boiled for 15 minutes in a water bath. The resulting solution is filtered and diluted with water to a volume of 500 ml.

The infusion is taken in 50 ml half an hour before a meal.

Red pepper infusion

Not to be confused with peppercorns, which alcoholics like to drink!

Recipe: 20 g of ground red pepper is poured into 500 ml of 60-degree alcohol, the liquid is tightly closed in a container and left in a dark, cool place. From time to time the mixture is shaken, and after 15 days the liquid is filtered.



Best infusion of red pepper acts dissolved in wine or wine drink. It is enough to add a few drops to a glass or glass. The effect is similar to that of a dung mushroom or an infusion of thyme: a person feels a severe headache, feels sick and vomits, which causes the craving for alcohol to disappear.

sweet syrup

Helps relieve pain in the gastrointestinal tract. For cooking, take 80 grams of tansy flowers and 2 tbsp. l. yarrow flowers, then the plants are infused in 2 liters of water for 24 hours. The resulting liquid is put on fire and removed a few seconds before boiling, the cycle is repeated after 6 hours, then the broth is filtered, 4 tbsp. l. honey, 6 tbsp. l.sugar and boil for 5-7 minutes. The finished product is filtered, the foam is removed and allowed to cool.

The syrup is stored in the refrigerator. It should be given daily, 25 ml (half an hour before meals and at bedtime). The duration of the course of treatment is 8-10 weeks. If necessary, the cycle is repeated in a month.

Herbal decoctions and infusions

A relatively safe method that helps in the treatment of addiction. Wormwood and centaury are mixed in equal proportions and a decoction is made. Taking such a drink, the alcoholic gradually becomes disgusted with drinking.

You can get a person out of binge with a decoction of sorrel roots. To prepare it, take 1 tbsp. l. root of the plant and pour it with a glass of boiling water. The broth is kept in a sealed container over low heat for 5 minutes, the resulting mixture is infused for 3-4 hours. The medicine is taken 6 times a day for 1 tbsp. l.

Another folk remedy is known - earrings on a hazel tree, which appear in the spring. They fill a 500 ml jar or bottle, after which they fill the container with vodka. The mixture is infused for 9-10 days. Ready tincture is filtered.

A decoction of oats helps restore the liver and affects the perception of alcohol. Take 1 kg of oats, wash it well, then add 2 liters of water. The liquid is boiled over low heat for half an hour, then the broth is drained and 100 g of calendula are added. The mixture is poured into a container with a sealed lid and infused for 11-13 hours, wrapped in a blanket. The solution is taken 3 times a day for half an hour before meals.

3 tsp are added to ordinary sauerkraut. green tea. In addition, for every kilogram of cabbage, you need to put about 300-400 g of beets, celery, and carrots in a jar. Eating such pickles allows you to recover from alcohol addiction.

Folk recipes for beer alcoholism and female drunkenness

Beer alcoholism is not as dangerous as addiction to strong liquor, and yet it is a disease. For its treatment, a grape diet is used. The principle of action is similar to replacing cigarettes with seeds or caramel sweets: grapes are eaten until the craving for beer disappears completely.

Depending on the degree of addiction, it takes from 2 months to six months. Intoxication from the constant use of beer is removed by apples and pumpkin juice, which has a beneficial effect on the liver.

Among folk recipes for the treatment of alcoholism in women, a collection of 3 herbs is used. Thyme is poured with 250 ml of boiling water, tightly covered with a towel and waited for 15-20 minutes. The cooled solution is taken in 1 tbsp. l. before eating.



To prepare the bearberry infusion, 20 g of the leaves of the plant are crushed and mixed with 250 ml of boiling water, the liquid is put on a slow fire and waited for 15 minutes. The decoction is taken in 1 tbsp. l. every 2 hours.

To convince a woman of the need to take tinctures, we can say that these drugs improve complexion, help get rid of swelling and bruising under the eyes.

Getting rid of mental addiction

An alcoholic can develop an aversion to alcohol on a physical level, but treatment with medicines and folk remedies gives only a short-term effect. Sooner or later, the patient will relapse. To overcome addiction, a person needs the support of loved ones.

The convalescent should not be overburdened with work. The more responsibilities, the sooner the temptation to drink will appear. It is also not recommended to play psychological games with the patient: praise the sober and scold the drunk.



Relatives should know that the drinker is not able to control the amount of alcohol consumed and build full-fledged relationships with loved ones. Creating a healthy environment in the family should lie on the shoulders of spouses and children. You can not arrange quarrels and scandals, put ultimatums and somehow blackmail the patient. Given the choice of quitting drinking or leaving the family, the alcoholic can easily choose the latter.

The final recovery is facilitated by playing sports, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, a positive attitude and breaking off previous contacts with drinking buddies. For additional advice, relatives should contact competent specialists: psychiatrists and professional narcologists. They will give recommendations on the behavior of loved ones during the treatment period.

Below it will be stated in "human" (if possible) language how to treat addiction. That is, those things that I explain to patients in the rehabilitation department (narcology). Naturally, the material will be incomplete. Because the site is entertaining, and it’s unrealistic to fit everything even in 10 posts.

So you can't get rid of the addiction. At this stage of development of medicine. The changes take place in the brain. And our brain is a bad thing. It can be destroyed, but not restored. Compensation of functions is possible, so every addict has a chance to go into remission. But for this you need:

1. Realize that there is a disease. Well, that is, absolutely. And it's difficult. Highly.
One day a patient wrote a verse in which the phrase "I understood everything when the hangover came" was repeated. Yamko, do you agree? But a hangover is a thing that tends to come and go. Accordingly, all fears, anxieties, feelings of guilt, and somatic "sores" will pass and be forgotten. And now imagine a patient who came to be treated. Especially often they come in an acute state of "hangover, withdrawal", and the general withdrawal syndrome that most psychoactive substances (surfactants) have. And so we stopped his abstinence and he is like this:
- Am I sober? Sober. Drinking (smoking, injecting) does not pull? Doesn't pull. Yes, I will never use again!
And is discharged. And breaks down. Well, not right away, but over time. Or right away.

To understand the disease, you need to know the signs of this disease. Not only in exacerbation, but in general always.
Here they are briefly:
-increase in tolerance (amount taken)
- loss of protective reflexes (for example, nausea in intoxication)
- loss of quantitative control (drank the first glass and away we go)
- And situational (I have to go to work, but "I'll drink, perhaps")
-Change in the nature of intoxication. For example, he always drank and was the "soul of the company" and then aggression appeared. And the action of surfactants changes. Suppose the substance caused euphoria, but here it just relaxes.
- Amnesia intoxication. “I remember that I drank, but I don’t remember what happened after”

Now I will take out 2 signs separately.
- Irresistible need to take surfactants. A very complex concept. Here you need to understand. Alcohol and drugs give pleasure to the brain. Any human brain. And the only reason an addict uses is to get pleasure. The only one. CAUSE.
The reason can be any. And then someone in what they call "relax, get away from problems, Friday, slipped-fell-bumped-on-a-bottle." Now, if at this stage a person admits that he drinks on his own, that this is his decision, and not through the fault of circumstances, then we can already say the treatment process has begun.
-Personal changes. Here, as it were, both a sign of addiction and the consequences of use. And it's just a song. Yes, a person's circle of interests narrows, many views change. But each drug and alcohol has its own characteristics. Heroin monstrous intuitives, and they can't help but lie, they can't check you "where are his weak points." Speedsters become childish. For alcoholics, so to speak, "senile changes" are characteristic. And these changes are very difficult for a person to show. Firstly, someone sees their minuses, well, just like that, that's all? I doubt. Secondly, changes do not occur in one day, respectively, a person gets used to and "forgets" what he was before.

Subtotal. The patient must see the signs of the disease in himself and through them understand that "I do not just want to use, I want not to use", but I have a disease and "sooner or later I will break loose."
By the way. Miracles don't happen. Craving for surfactants will be exacerbated periodically. For a long time. For years. And this also needs to be clarified. And be ready for it. But as?

Part two "learning to live with this disease"
I don't like this phrase. For often it is pronounced formally, without understanding the meaning.
So. The patient "understood" that he was ill. So he needs "pills" and a regimen. And here is what we write:

Replacement. Replace the pleasure of taking drugs with other pleasures. Buy a Bentley, fly it to Thailand... No. Kidding. I will not paint what can be the pleasure of life. Simply because there are A LOT of them. We write in groups with more than 50 patients (available), then we just run out of space on the board. Let me just say that those patients who go into remission find pleasure in "everyday life": family, work. Yes, they are re-evaluating their lives. And they LIVE. And a lot of addicts who become quite successful people. About the replacement is not everything, but that's enough for now.

Anonymous alcoholics and drug addicts. Whether you like it or not, you won't be sober alone. Need support. Moreover, the family will not give, as a rule, what is needed (on the contrary, but more on that later). And who understands the addict (well, except for the narcologist))). Another addict! No matter how disgusting they show "anonymous" on TV, but the system is working. Not all patients can accept it and not immediately. But those who accept take a big step forward. I will not write about 12 steps, especially since we do not work 100% according to this program, we take only part of the elements.

Remove codependency. The topic is huge. Briefly: relatives with their overprotectiveness or hypercontrol contribute to further use. Until, let's say, the mother sends her little son (usually 30-40 years old) to free swimming, so that he provides for himself, works, yes, he would wash his own socks, he will thump. It is difficult to isolate oneself from a dependent relative, especially a child ("he will be lost without me!"), but it is necessary. Otherwise, no treatment, no psychological pieces-trousers will help. Co-dependent relationships can be not only between parents and children, but also other relatives.

Pharmacotherapy. There are a lot of medicines. I just don't know if it's okay to post them here. Therefore, general information:

Mood correctors: antidepressants and mood stabilizers. The first increase mood, the second do not "lower" irritability, malice. Partly (only partly) reduce cravings for surfactants. The price is quite affordable. You need to drink for a long time. Sometimes, for years.

Causing intolerance (usually only for alcohol). Many block alcohol dehydrogenase. As a result, alcohol intake causes intoxication with consequences (once the patient had pulmonary edema). The price is different (150-5000 r / month). Drink for a long time. For months

Opiate receptor blockers. (for alcohol, heroin). Yes, alcohol acts on opiate receptors by stimulating the production of internal "opiates" by the body (for more details, see any guide to narcology). These drugs block the "pleasure" of taking alcohol, opiates. They are expensive 5000-20000 r / month. Take at least 6 months. Assign together with psychotherapy, antidepressants (at least).

The night is in full swing, and he seems to have written a lot. Therefore, I bow out))). Thanks to those who read.