The 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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Longterm Treatment For Alcohol
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Alcoholism Treatment
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Treatments for alcoholism include detoxification programs conducted by medical institutions. This may involve the patient’s stay for an indefinite period (perhaps several weeks), specialized hospital wards where can the use of certain drugs to avoid withdrawal symptoms of alcoholism.
After the period of detoxification (alcohol detoxification), the patient may be subjected to various methods of group therapy or psychotherapy to treat psychological problems of substance that may have to take the patient to dependence.
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Vaccine Alcoholism
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
U.S. scientists say that a simple vaccine could be alcoholism. It would also be effective against drug.
It was recently released a study that has as its protagonists to researchers at the University of San Francisco, California.
Ever tried a shot, with success in mice, which promises to end the evil of alcoholism. The substance applied, scientists explain, is a growth factor essential for the formation of kidney and motor neurons.
Known as GDNF, the substance may be related to the part of the brain that is affected by the vice of alcohol and other drugs such as cocaine or morphine.
Specialists in mice injected this fluid in the brain and noticed that the intake of alcohol decreased. The animals who had been drunk and not drink again the same way after application.
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Abstinence Syndrome
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
The recreational use of alcohol has spread through all areas of society and is accepted in many cultures as an inclusive and festive custom. But with the increase of this consumption has also emerged a complex public health problem: dependence and addiction to alcohol (alcoholism), a disease with serious health consequences of the addict and to his family and social environment.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 40 and 60 per cent of deaths from injuries in Europe are related to alcohol (alcoholism).
Addiction to alcohol, although still considered wrong as a matter of lack of will or character, is a disease entity that escapes the control of the patient and requires treatment to stop drinking and compulsive consumption of this substance.
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Alcohol Detoxification
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
As noted above, symptoms of abstinence from alcohol are a fundamental obstacle for the treatment of alcohol detoxification. Stop drinking alcohol because it is not sufficient to eliminate serious disturbances in this substance produces neuronal receptors.
Furthermore, the medication that is commonly used in alcohol detoxification treatments do not restore the damaged brain areas, with the added risk of masking the symptoms.
Once in the brain, drugs and alcohol affect chemicals called neurotransmitters. These are chemicals in the brain that control the flow of information between neurons or brain cells, forming synapses, while altering the mood and feelings of people.
Specifically, alcohol is a depressant of the central nervous system. It works in multiple areas, including the reticular formation, spinal cord, cerebral cortex and cerebellum, among many other neurotransmitter systems.
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