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Myths about alcohol consumption

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

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For a long time have been taken as irrefutable truths myths associated with alcohol consumption. Many people have believed and still believe, that alcohol is a stimulant, but it is not. Alcohol, by contrast, is a depressant. While initially people may notice an improvement in their mood, the reality is that their use inevitably leads to depression.

The other big myth is that “alcohol enhances sexual activity.” Here something similar happens in the previous misconception. Although you may feel a greater sexual arousal, the truth is that the indiscriminate consumption of alcoholic drinks ends up causing problems with impotence and even lack of orgasms.

Treatments available for those addicted to alcohol

Certainly, the vast majority of alcohol addicts do not recognize to be, nor do they seek professional help. However, those who receive medical care fail to control the disease greatly. The key is intervention (medical and family support), detoxification (withdrawal monitored and supervised by specialists) and rehabilitation (education about alcohol and its effects to prevent relapse).

In the interest of avoiding such a decline, sometimes prescribed medications such as Acamprosate, which decreases relapse rates, the Antabuse, which produces unpleasant side effects if the person returns to drinking and naltrexone, which reduces the uncontrollable desire for alcohol.

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Alcohol Treatment: Pharmacotherapy

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Pharmacotherapy

It is complementary to other therapies used. Pharmacological Possibilities include:

1 .- Anti-craving drugs.
They are used therapeutically in the prophylaxis of relapse of alcoholic patients. There are mainly two types of drugs:

1-a) Acamprosate
Drugs whose main mechanism of action is inhibition of the excitability of neurons, by antagonism of the activity of excitatory amino acids, especially glutamate, and also by a reduction in flow by blocking calcium channels for transporting them. This is achieved by removing the consumer craving induced by alcohol withdrawal.

It’s a fairly safe drug and well tolerated, its most common side effects of gastrointestinal or dermatological, but transitory duration. Without risk of abuse and lack of anxiolytic, hypnotic, or muscle relaxants. The treatment period is approximately one year.

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Alcohol Treatment: Psychotherapy

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Psychotherapy

1 .- Behavioral treatments.
This type of alcohol therapy believe that alcohol consumption is based on learned behavior, with a number of causes which prompted its inception and a series of consequences that perpetuate consumption. This behavior must be changed by acting on the individual who is the main goal of therapy and should be supported at all times to avoid situations or places of consumption and with the complicity of relatives or friends who support you in your task.

Unfortunately though it is assumed that fast recovery is achieved, the danger of relapse is high, so that the patient is trained in various techniques such as relaxation, social situations and managing training programs assertive behavior, not to relapse again on ingestion.

2 .- Psychotherapy group
Many times the support of others motivates us and increases our power to ensure achieving specific objectives, this is based on this type of psychotherapy. So we are increasing our relationships, we motivate and note any defects that we have.

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Symptoms of Withdrawal Syndrome in Alcoholism

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Symptoms of withdrawal are the opposite of the pharmacological effects of alcohol consumption. As noted above, alcohol inhibits the activity of central nervous system and therefore produces sedation. During the withdrawal the central nervous system is experiencing the opposite effect: they increase the active processes while the processes are diminished depressants. These changes lead to an overactivation of central nervous system in pain from the patient, such as withdrawal symptoms.

This overactivation, which has been observed in clinical trials in patients with moderate withdrawal symptoms, is experienced sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity and an increase, which can be toxic to nerve cells, production of hormones such as cortisol and norepinephrine . It has been seen, even in people who abuse alcohol only occasionally, the hangover of the “morning after” is actually a mild form of the withdrawal symptoms while the amount of alcohol in the blood decreases.

In some patients have a lower chemical dependency, alcohol withdrawal symptoms can be so “soft” and experience tremors, sweating, nausea, headaches, anxiety or increased heart rate and blood pressure. Although these symptoms are uncomfortable, are not necessarily dangerous. But are often accompanied by a strong desire or craving to consume more alcohol, so the decision to continue abstinence or to stop drinking is much more difficult.

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Treating Alcoholism

Monday, May 10th, 2010

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When treating alcoholism must ask a series of goals to achieve, and the end of all therapy program seeks to motivate the patient to continue his treatment and once made, remain abstinent, if possible, throughout life.

Must be made to the patient that if you take too much alcohol, decrease this amount will improve their lives and health, and how to improve it?, For improving disturbance of the nervous system or gastrointestinal tract, caused by alcohol intake , sleeping better in both time and quality and ultimately improve your relationship with family, friends or in the
workplace.

To achieve complete recovery of the alcoholic patient will have to raise a number of objectives in the short, medium and long term and to undertake and complete up gradually, so we’ll use all available therapeutic options, both pharmacological and level psychological or psychosocial.

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Withdrawal Syndrome

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

The withdrawal syndrome is the set of physical or bodily reactions that occur when a person addicted to a substance (alcohol or beverages with ethanol, snuff or other drugs) stops using.

This syndrome may also occur in some psychological disorders and emotional dependence, which is not dependent on a substance or drug, but of affection or excessive dependence on another person, the individual presenting somatization (ie, the process by which are transformed or become emotional or psychological problems in physical pain) [citation needed]

Although symptoms vary in form and intensity according to the product used and the time it takes to develop dependence, in all cases are due to have altered the normal functioning of the nervous system.

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Longterm Treatment For Alcohol

Friday, April 30th, 2010

AlcoholicThe two basic goals of treatment are long-term strict monitoring of drinking through abstinence and total replacement models with addictive behaviors satisfactory to pass the time they can fill the void that is created when you have stopped drinking. Some studies have reported that some people who had been dependent on alcohol over time can learn to control their drinking and do as well as those who remain abstinent. There is no way to determine, however, what people can stop drinking after one drink and what not. Alcoholics Anonymous and other groups for alcohol treatment whose goal is strict abstinence are greatly concerned by the publicity surrounding these studies, as many people with alcoholism are eager for an excuse to start drinking again. At this time, abstinence is the only safe route. (more…)

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Role Of Controling Alcoholisme

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

AlcoholismeThis is the most directly affected by the interim period of alcoholism. He has the opportunity to observe the work day after day and employee conduct. But also an intimate relationship with these workers in particular makes you doubt if you are unsure of the attitude of the other partners to help the sick.

It is often deceived by the frequency of drinking, by the admission of guilt, remorse, by reason of his feelings and his desire to be corrected.

He is convinced that a reprimand is sufficient to make change. This conduct is harmful: it is not to condemn the drinker or sermon, but is contrary to normal treatment, effective and appropriate. (more…)

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Alcohol? Little is good for the heart patient

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

ROME – One or two glasses of wine a day are good even to a bad heart. The important thing is to drink in moderation. A search of the Catholic University of Campobasso, published in the United States, demonstrates that the beneficial effects of moderate alcohol consumption and regular alcohol are also valid in people who have been affected by stroke or other cardiovascular disease was an unresolved issue in medicine. (more…)

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Alcohol and Phytotherapy

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Phytotherapy can really make time for alcoholics.
Fact there are many plants that remedial property of the organizations subject to the damage of alcohol.
Organs such as stomach and liver in particular.
But in general also reduce withdrawal symptoms and increase the resistance of the organism to alcohol.

GINSENG (Panax ginseng).

The root of ginseng is very good to protect the liver from alcohol damage is that some drugs.
Being also a tonic and immunostimulant is ideal for an alcoholic.

Ginseng root fluid extract: 18-20 drops per day in half a glass of water after meals.

THE MILK THISTLE (Silybum marianum).

The thistle is the plant epatoprotettrice for excellence.
It ‘been studied at length and has always given confirmation of all the properties that already in the centuries, have traditionally been assigned. (more…)

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