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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 develop. 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 boils 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 while 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 of 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 the country by leaps and bounds, and year after year schoolchildren, in fact, still children, get 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".

Spice addiction has reached epidemic proportions in Russia. About 9,000 people die each year from this drug. The main danger is that young people consider Spice a soft drug. This is a mistake that can cost a life.

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What is Spice smoking mixture really

Spice is an herbal smoking mixture that is coated with a chemical substance - a synthetic cannabinoid. The effect of this compound on the body is similar to marijuana, but surpasses it at times.

Spice quickly became popular among young people thanks to competent marketing. It was positioned as a light drug that is not addictive. The composition declared a mixture of plants with a slight psychoactive effect.

Confirmation of the harmlessness of Spice served as an argument about his alleged legality. Indeed, the herbs themselves, which are part of smoking mixtures, do not belong to narcotic substances. However, the main components, synthetic cannabinoids, simply could not be identified for some time. These substances were not on the banned list. In addition, they are difficult to detect due to the presence of ballast components in the mixture and the constantly changing chemical formula of the drug. As soon as one synthetic substance was recognized as a narcotic, another appeared that had the same effect.

The imaginary legality of Spice contributed to its spread even among children. But people who are familiar with this drug from their own experience do not consider it harmless at all. Let's see how addiction to Spice is formed on the example of one of our patients, Sergey.

How Spice Addiction Develops

Meet Sergey, he is 28 years old. Sergey has been using drugs for over 15 years. I started with “grass”, later I tried pharmacy ones, and then switched to Salts and Spices.

Sergey went through all 3 stages of spice addiction. He said that after the first use he felt euphoria and peace. He wanted to repeat this experience.

Sergei was at the first stage of addiction, when the drug is used for the sake of relaxation, psychological comfort.

After some time of use, the effect began to weaken, the pleasant sensations did not last long and episodically. But at this stage, Sergei could not stop using Spice, because for a couple of days without the drug he felt depressed, weak, and could not sleep normally. Now he started smoking Spice just to avoid the discomfort.

At this time, Serey was already in the second stage of addiction, and he had physical addiction.

Several years of Spice use led to the fact that Sergey could no longer control his drug intake, he needed to smoke more and more often. Despite the fact that Sergei wanted to quit, he could not. When his wife and daughter left him, he was able to abandon Spice, but after 3 months he broke again.

Sergey was in the third stage of addiction, in which it is impossible to cope with it on his own.

Video about the problem of "Drug Addiction" from Oleg Boldyrev

Spice addiction symptoms

Human behavior under the influence of Spice is similar to manifestations of alcohol intoxication. Observed:

• violation of coordination of movements, orientation in space and time;
• eye redness;
• inhibition of reactions, confusion of consciousness;
• talkativeness, uncontrolled gestures, laughter;
• cognitive decline;
• hallucinations, psychoses;
• memory losses;
• aggressive behavior.

In the first stage of addiction, a person becomes irritable if he cannot smoke Spice. Sleep and general condition worsens, efficiency and concentration of attention decrease.

At the second stage, a persistent physical dependence is formed. Characterized by muscle weakness, insomnia, sudden mood swings. The drug becomes vital, so when it is canceled, a severe withdrawal syndrome occurs.

At the third stage, serious violations of the functions of internal organs develop, as well as mental disorders. At this stage, withdrawal symptoms appear after 10-12 hours after smoking Spice. Frequent suicide attempts.

Consequences of addiction to Spice

Regular smoking Spice quickly leads to serious consequences:

• damage to the liver and kidneys;
• disorders of the cardiovascular system and, as a result, heart failure;
• brain dysfunction causing dementia and mental disorders;
• loss of connection with reality, the result of which may be injuring oneself or others, suicide, killing even the closest person.

The main danger of Spice is its synthetic origin. Addicts who use natural substances such as heroin live for decades. Although the drug completely destroys their body, their mental faculties remain in relative order.

Modern designer drugs, which include Spice, have a particularly detrimental effect on the psyche. Even a few months of regular smoking of the mixture can cause psychosis, paranoia, schizophrenia and a rapid decline in intelligence.

Spice addicts often commit suicide or jump out of windows imagining they can fly, for example.

In addition, there is an increased risk of death from overdose, since the exact amount of the chemical in the smoking mixture is never known.

What does a Spice overdose look like? Note to Parents

With an overdose of Spice, the following symptoms are observed:

• headache;
• pain in the abdomen, in the region of the heart;
• emotional arousal;
• dilated pupils;
• auditory and visual hallucinations;
• panic;
• convulsions;
• high blood pressure;
• redness of the face, eyes;
• loss of consciousness.

Spice overdose is common in teenagers, especially when combined with alcohol. If there are signs of an overdose of synthetic drugs, call an ambulance immediately.

How to cure spice addiction at home

It is impossible to cure a spice addiction on your own. Drug addiction is a disease, and it should be treated by specialists, like any serious disease. It is unlikely that anyone believes that they can be cured of tuberculosis, diabetes or cancer at home.

If the addiction has already formed, it is urgent to consult a doctor. There are people who are initially predisposed to the development of various addictions. After 1-2 uses of Spice, they have a persistent craving for the drug.

Even if a person, thanks to an exceptional will, can quit, in a few weeks or months he will most likely return to his former way of life again. This confirms the example of Sergei, which we have already talked about. Unfortunately, 98% of drug addicts will relapse after self-treatment. It is better not to take risks, hoping that you belong to the remaining 2%, and contact a narcologist as soon as possible. It can save the life of you or your loved one.

How to cure spice addiction in 4 steps

In order to successfully cope with spice addiction, an integrated approach is needed. In the Decision center, the rehabilitation of addicts takes place in 4 stages, which affect all aspects of the patient's personality, completely changing his life:

• Stage 1 - Detoxification. Therapy is aimed at cleansing the body of toxins, suppressing physical dependence with the help of drug treatment.
• Stage 2 - Rehabilitation in a hospital. This is a difficult stage at which a drug addict overcomes psychological dependence with the help of professional psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, as well as like-minded people and counselors who have already undergone rehabilitation. The patient learns basic skills of self-regulation and interaction in society.
• Stage 3 - Outpatient treatment. The addict learns to apply the acquired knowledge in real life, being under the supervision of specialists who, if necessary, will help prevent a breakdown.
• Stage 4 - Social adaptation. There is a final integration into society. Healthy habits are fixed, professional skills are formed.

A versatile approach to the problem and a gradual movement towards the goal with the support of specialists and like-minded people ensure the effectiveness that we guarantee - in the event of a relapse, we will provide free treatment to all patients who have completed the full course of rehabilitation.

In their practice, our specialists use the best known methods, the effectiveness of which is confirmed by many years of experience. Among them:

• 12 step program- gradual development of personality and progress towards a drug-free life.
• Minnesota model- based on the 12 step program. The purpose of the method is to restore the personality of the addict, to realize his abilities under the condition of leading a sober life.
• daytop— a model of rehabilitation in a hospital, aimed at the formation of a conscious attitude towards sobriety.
• Therapeutic community- a method based on social education for a healthy lifestyle.
• Makarenko method- is aimed at the formation of a responsible person who takes an active part in the life of the family and society.
• Systemic family therapy- a technique that affects not an individual, but a family as a single system.

It is important to understand that addiction treatment is a long process. We cannot make a person stop smoking Spice in one day, a week or even a month. To really get rid of addiction, you need a deep personal restructuring, it will take a lot of time (from 6 months to a year).

If you are promised a quick recovery from addiction after detoxification, you should not trust such “specialists”. Detoxification is needed, but after it there must be a psychological, social, spiritual rehabilitation, otherwise a relapse cannot be avoided.

What to do if the addict does not want to be treated

Compulsory treatment of drug addiction is useless. The result can be achieved only with the consent of the patient himself. The problem is that drug addicts usually do not want to be treated and refuse to admit their problem. In such cases, the specialists of the RC "Resolution" use an effective method of persuasion - Psychological intervention.

The purpose of the technique is to make the addict aware of the extent of the damage done to himself and his loved ones. Intervention takes place in the form of a conversation in which a psychologist, the drug addict himself and his relatives participate.

Each family member talks about how the addict has harmed them and communicates their intention not to endure such a thing again in the future. He then offers his help and support to the addict during treatment.

The conversation should take place under the supervision of a specialist in order to avoid conflict situations. After the intervention, the drug addict understands the consequences of his illness and agrees to rehabilitation.

If your loved one is addicted to Spice, don't waste time and don't expect them to quit on their own. This is possible only in the first stage, which does not last long, and only in the absence of a predisposition to addiction. But in most cases, professional help is needed.

Even if an addict refuses treatment, our motivation specialists can help convince them. The death rate from Spice is very high compared to other drugs, as is the likelihood that the addict will cause irreparable harm to himself or others. Therefore, it is very important to start the treatment of a spice addict in a timely manner.

Spice, consequences of use. Documentary

Any addiction is fatal, whether it is addiction to alcohol, sex, card games, drugs. Adolescents and young adults are especially susceptible to addiction. Not so long ago, a wave of poisoning with spices swept - narcotic smoking mixtures. Many young people said goodbye to life or developed serious illnesses. In this regard, the question arises: how to cure addiction to spices? First, let's figure out what these smoking blends are.

Spice

Drug traffickers lull the vigilance of teenagers, claiming that spices are a completely natural product, namely dried herbs. But this statement is far from true. When spice first appeared in 2008, this may have been the case. The spices included plants that have a psychotropic effect: Hawaiian rose, sage, skullcap, blue lotus, etc.

However, a little later, these mixtures became much more dangerous: after all, synthetically synthesized drugs began to be added to them. The drug was imported in the form of a powder, then dried herbs were dissolved and impregnated with it. Thus, spices became more addictive and more poisonous.

How to cure spice addiction

• Of course, you need to resort to the help of a narcologist. First of all, you need to cleanse the body of accumulated toxins, because in fact there was a chemical intoxication of the body. Naturally, you need to completely stop taking spices. During detoxification, the patient must use special preparations - adsorbents, adhere to a diet, walk, drink plenty of water. With mild addiction, help is provided at home, if the case is serious, then in a hospital or dispensary.
• The psychological support of the patient from relatives is important. It is necessary to protect the addict from the bad influence of other addicts. It is important that a person must consciously give up drugs and agree to treatment - this is the first and main step towards recovery. It is necessary that the patient understands: spices are not harmless herbal mixtures, but a dangerous and destructive drug.

You can learn how to get rid of other kinds of dependencies in the following articles.

Or a way of life, due to the desire of a person or the baseness of his moral principles. Unfortunately, this disease is serious and almost impossible to completely cure.

It is characterized by falling into complete dependence of the patient on alcohol-containing drinks. In medicine, there are controversial opinions about which category of addiction to attribute alcoholism to: physical or psychological, and maybe even a combination of both. One thing is obvious, the craving for alcohol of a chronic nature becomes irreversible, and the alcoholic is not able to overcome this craving by independent forces. You can't do without medical help.

In general, can alcoholism be cured?

What it is?

This disease is the scourge of modernity. Many are wondering how to cure alcoholism. Or at least make it so that the use of alcohol ceases to interfere with the social life of a person. Unfortunately, like any other chronic disease, alcoholism is incurable. In this regard, it can be compared with diabetes and other serious chronic diseases that forever change a person's lifestyle. But if in other chronic diseases a person retains a social face, then alcoholism is fraught precisely with the fact that, as it progresses, it not only radically changes the patient's lifestyle, but also leads to the loss of his social appearance and social functions.

Why is this happening?

Against the background of a long period of alcohol intake, irreversible enzymatic changes occur in the patient's body, i.e. the biochemical metabolism in the body changes, alcohol is included in metabolic processes and the body gets used to working only with its participation, it becomes a vital element of metabolic processes, like water or oxygen.

A lot of research has been and is being done on this topic, however, there are still many blank spots in the topic of alcohol dependence. In medicine, there are no exact answers why this happens and what exactly happens at the molecular level in the body, what are the physical and psychological prerequisites for the development of alcoholism.

Accordingly, it is not known why some people, with regular use of alcohol throughout their lives, do not become alcoholics in the diagnostic sense of the word, while others in the shortest life span and at a gigantic pace slide down from a glass of champagne once a month to the last stage of alcoholism with complete degradation of the personality. There are only hypotheses and assumptions that do not have accurate medical evidence.

How to cure alcoholism at home is interesting to many.

Tactics and strategy of treatment

So, what can be directed to a possible treatment?

At present, only methods are known to bring a person into the remission stage, a stage characteristic of the course of any chronic disease. The stage of remission is, roughly speaking, the period of a person's life in which the manifestations of the disease are minimal or absent at all. A person lives a full life and does not experience cravings for alcohol. "Cured" alcoholics live from remission to remission, the duration of the stages can be anything, from two weeks to 20 years.

Therefore, it is so important to know how to cure alcoholism, or rather, how to prolong the remission stage.

withdrawal syndrome

As we have already noted above, dependence on alcohol is of a physical nature; against the background of long-term alcohol intake, the body includes it in metabolic processes. Accordingly, in any attempt to give up alcohol, a person experiences not only psychological suffering, but also physical. If psychological addiction is a field for the activity of willpower, then with physical addiction everything is much more complicated. The state of physical suffering from the lack of alcohol in the body is called withdrawal. This is a kind of withdrawal: when the body runs out of alcohol, it begins to suffer. A person literally breaks in the most sophisticated forms. It is this condition that gives alcoholics and their loved ones a lot of torment and trouble. And only taking a new portion of alcohol, the so-called hangover, is able to "help". Drinking alcohol becomes vital. Only after that the person can no longer stop and drinks further. Thus, a vicious circle is launched: binge drinking. This is a terrible period in the life of an alcoholic, when alcohol prevails over everything. Much has been written about this in the medical literature. But how to cure a patient with alcoholism?

Is it possible to be treated at home?

In principle, it is possible, but there are many nuances, which we will discuss below.

It is almost impossible to get out of the binge on your own, because. every attempt to get out ends with the above-described withdrawal syndrome (withdrawal), which is by no means only manifested by unpleasant symptoms in the form of a headache, nausea or weakness, which is quite possible to endure. The state of the patient's body when leaving the binge experiences a huge shock, which is accompanied by an irresistible craving for alcohol, persistent insomnia, hallucinations, a sharp deterioration in the state of the cardiovascular system, hypertensive reactions, panic fears, fear of death, which can bring a person to a state of insanity. All this can even lead to death, not to mention strokes, heart attacks, stomach bleeding, hypertensive crises. Of course, relatives of such a person want to cure alcoholism forever.

That is why you can get out of binge only by resorting to special medications that will simply help you survive this period of getting out of binge, remove intoxication and remove abstinence. But such medical methods do not have a therapeutic effect at all; it is no longer possible to return to moderate alcohol intake in any way, not in a month, not in a year, not in 5 years. You can lead a normal life only under one condition: the rejection of alcohol in any form and any quantity. Alcohol should be forgotten by a person once and for all. It becomes a powder keg, because any so-called breakdown, even in the form of a glass of beer or wine, will inevitably lead to a binge again, and with even greater force and duration. And each time, overcoming abstinence and getting out of hard drinking will be more and more difficult and painful.

How to cure alcoholism? By what methods?

Methods for helping alcohol addicts

Inpatient treatment is the most effective, since the patient promptly and fully receives all medical care, which will effectively bring him out of a state of binge and allow him to start a new life. There is a system of psychological methods and medications that allow you to stop the withdrawal syndrome, which, as we noted above, is an insoluble vicious circle of alcoholism. These methods can drastically reduce or completely eliminate cravings for alcohol.

The terms of treatment depend on the stage of the disease: alcoholism of the initial stage is easier to treat.

After inpatient treatment, the result of which is a way out of hard drinking, the absence of withdrawal symptoms and cravings for alcohol, the rehabilitation period begins, i.e. consolidation of the result: do not drink. Here, success is largely determined by the social and volitional factors of a person. Consider where alcoholism can be cured.

State medical institution

Drunken alcoholics, in whom the stage of the disease is far from the first stage, are often treated in a state clinic. They are able to remove alcohol addiction of any severity, there are all conditions for this.

The advantages are the relative low cost of treatment and the availability of conditions for the removal of withdrawal symptoms in the most advanced cases.

A significant drawback is that in state narcological dispensaries there is a practice of registration during the course of treatment. This is a noticeable obstacle to later life in the case when a certificate from the dispensary is needed. Deregistration is not easy.

Whichever clinic you choose, it is worth remembering one key point: the decision on treatment should come from the patient voluntarily, otherwise it is a waste of time and money. Not everyone knows how to cure a patient with alcoholism.

Outpatient therapy

In principle, this method may well answer the question of the article about whether it is possible to treat alcoholism at home.

Outpatient treatment is usually effective only in the initial stages of alcoholism, less often in advanced cases. Treatment involves taking medications and sessions with psychologists. The self-motivation of the patient is also of great importance.

Outpatient treatment is available in both public drug dispensaries and private ones.

There are also a huge number of services for the withdrawal of hard drinking. These are private drug treatment services that are often provided at home if the patient does not want to advertise the neglect of their disease. Usually, private clinics and private clinic doctors guarantee anonymity and the best possible treatment at the patient's home.

However, it is worth remembering that there are especially difficult cases when even a private practice doctor can recommend the placement of an alcohol addict in a hospital when there is already a threat to the life of the patient or others. Do not resist in order to avoid adverse consequences.

Also, the advantage of outpatient treatment is that the patient is not registered with the drug dispensary.

How to cure alcoholism at home?

Other methods of dealing with the consequences of drinking binges

There is a huge amount of advice from both traditional medicine and folk medicine on withdrawal from hard drinking, getting rid of alcohol addiction in general. Alcoholism is an insidious disease not only for the patient himself, but also for his loved ones, whose life becomes unbearable. In addition, a disease that is difficult to achieve even stable periods of remission. That is why humanity is in constant search for new, better ways to deal with this disease. All sorts of encodings come to the rescue, and hypnosis methods, and psychological techniques, and alternative medicine methods that offer a lot of tricks, ranging from withdrawal from binge, cleansing the body and ending with ways to achieve remission.

How to cure a husband of alcoholism using traditional methods?

The bottom line is to cleanse the human body of the toxic effects of alcohol and its decay products. The first stage involves ridding the body of substances that cause alcohol intoxication. Within a month, the reception of "Heptral" is indicated (table 1-3, 3 times a day). In parallel, "Profan" is prescribed both in the form of granules and in powder. It is recommended to normalize the diet. Meals should be regular and as dietary as possible, including a large amount of fruits and vegetables. Alcohol, as well as any alcohol-containing drugs and products are completely excluded. It is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle, search for interesting activities, maximize the inclusion of a person in social life, where there are no or minimized reminders of alcohol and euphoric states associated with its intake. How to cure a person from alcoholism with the help of coding?

Encoding methods

This is the second stage of getting rid of alcohol addiction. They are used only after the withdrawal from the binge is carried out, the course of withdrawal of the withdrawal syndrome, the course of alcohol detoxification, the psycho-emotional state of the person will return to normal. It does not matter whether they were carried out at home with the help of outpatient treatment or in a hospital.

In the basis of encodings, in simple terms, is the method of suggestion. With the help of specially developed techniques, a person is told that he does not need alcohol, how well it is possible and necessary to live without it. There may be 1 or more hypnosis sessions, depending on the coding technique and its effectiveness for each specific case.

Undoubtedly, there are many reviews about encodings, and they are the most controversial. Someone quits drinking once and for all, someone, after encoding, again enters into a binge almost a week later. This method is not suitable for everyone. What works for one doesn't work for another. The encoding procedure itself is absolutely harmless, and how useful it will turn out is only a trial and error method.

How to cure alcoholism without the knowledge of the patient?

Drug treatment for alcoholism

The relief of alcoholism with medicines is carried out only under the strict supervision of a doctor. Very often, alcohol addiction entails disorders of the psycho-emotional state of a person up to serious mental disorders. To eliminate and minimize the manifestations of the nervous system, narcologists resort to antidepressants, tranquilizers, and drugs that reduce the stimulating effect when intoxicated.

It is especially worth noting that you can not self-medicate in this case and prescribe courses of drugs for yourself. If people are free to choose the coding method themselves, then drug treatment should only take place on the recommendation and under the supervision of narcologists.

A variation of the drug method is such a specific method as sewing capsules or injections under the skin with a substance that causes a strong deterioration in health after taking even a small dose of alcohol. This method is based not so much on drug therapy as on a psychotherapeutic effect: the patient is simply afraid to drink alcohol.

Acupuncture sessions are also used, which also shows its effectiveness for some patients.

The practice of prescribing dietary supplements as an alternative to traditional medicines is also widespread.

How to cure alcoholism folk remedies?

Treatment of alcoholism with herbs

There are a huge number of both well-known and little-known recipes. Many patients find it effective methods of herbal medicine. There are ready-to-use herbal medicines. And there are some that you can and should cook yourself.

Let's give an example: getting rid of alcohol addiction with the help of a ram extract (moss or lycopodium). It is a poisonous medicine and care must be taken when preparing it. Juice is squeezed out of the plant and diluted with boiled water in a ratio of 1:20. It is necessary to take 50-70 ml of medicine every day. 15 minutes after ingestion, the patient is given a sniff of vodka. The effect of such a sophisticated method is that after a few minutes, the alcoholic begins to have manifestations from the gastrointestinal tract: nausea and indomitable vomiting.

Can alcoholism be cured permanently? According to reviews, the likelihood of getting rid of addiction is high.

Unfortunately, there is also an individual intolerance to this medication, allergic reactions. There are also a number of contraindications in the form of a person having diseases from the gastrointestinal tract, heart, and peptic ulcer.

« 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 - and 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: