| Alcoholism causes a huge negative impact in the | | | | acetaldehyde which triggers a hangover. This allows |
| society. It is one of the top causes of death, | | | | the body to experience all the discomforts when a |
| violence and accidents across the world which is why | | | | drinker decides to drink alcohol while taking in |
| the world of medicine gives this issue the utmost | | | | antabuse. This will then deter the drinker from taking |
| priority for medical interventions. Contrary to many | | | | I alcohol. This medication is quite successful and it |
| beliefs that an alcoholic can do fine without a medical | | | | could help an alcoholic abstain from alcohol to over 50 |
| professional, alcoholism is in fact, another form of | | | | percent. However, unexpected intake of alcohol in |
| substance abuse. Moreover, the alcoholic is not the | | | | any form including the use of mouthwashes, colognes |
| only one suffering if prompt treatment is not | | | | and cosmetics could lead to the same effects and |
| available. Everyone involved are likely to suffer as | | | | could even lead to life threatening conditions such as |
| well. This is the reason why proper counseling would | | | | seizures. |
| involve rehabilitating the alcoholic's family members | | | | Besides medical prescription drugs there are other |
| and significant others as well. | | | | forms of alcoholism treatment such as detoxification. |
| The medical approach of alcohol treatment would | | | | Detox, as commonly known, is usually paired with a |
| require various drugs to help reduce the | | | | drug that substitutes the alcoholic's dependence on |
| manifestations of alcohol withdrawal especially at its | | | | drinking. Benzodiazepine is a common drug subscribed |
| most critical period where physiological manifestations | | | | with detoxification. |
| are likely to occur. These would include | | | | Rehabilitation would also require the need for |
| anti-convulsants, relaxants, sedatives and anti | | | | psychotherapy. This is done through mutual help |
| psychotics. Drugs such as benzodiazepines are only | | | | which is rendered by many alcoholic support groups |
| good for short term use since these drugs can cause | | | | and rehabilitation centers. Alanon or Alcoholics |
| another form of addiction. This drug, however could | | | | Anonymous and other group therapy groups take |
| not cure the underlying addiction for alcohol since | | | | the necessary steps to rehabilitate alcoholics through |
| these medications are only given to counteract | | | | non professional counseling and discussions that will |
| anxiety, restlessness and seizures. | | | | allow alcoholics to be provided with emotional |
| Disulfuram or antabuse is another form of drug which | | | | assistance and support. For treatment to work, both |
| can help treat alcoholism. This medication has the | | | | medical and psychiatric interventions must be taken |
| capacity to alter the body's ability to eliminate | | | | and must be executed properly. |