Alcohol addiction is a serious disease. According to narcologists, it is impossible to completely cure alcoholism. But many really sincerely want to get rid of addiction. Therefore, this issue is very relevant at the moment. So how do you stop drinking forever?
Why and when to stop drinking?
Often the addicted person does not want to admit his illness at all. Therefore, stopping drinking on your own is a very difficult task for many. And even those who decide to take the right path sometimes fail and explode.
First of all, it is worth saying that it is impossible to cure a neglected addiction on your own. This requires medical intervention.
It is worth considering treatment already when:
- Drink alcoholic beverages more than once a month.
- You can't relax and unwind without alcohol.
- You can't drink in moderation, but you get drunk until you lose consciousness.
If at least one of the symptoms applies to you, then you are at risk of alcoholism. Alcohol dependence appears much earlier than you start noticing it, so you need to act immediately and not delay treatment until tomorrow.
The main task is for the person himself to want to stop drinking. Neither persuasion of relatives, nor health problems, nor the loss of work and family can affect the addict. Without your own desire and motivation it is impossible to stop drinking alone, you can only get a temporary effect.
On the Internet, a huge number of people say, "I want to stop drinking. " But they don't know how to do it. Some don't have enough willpower, others are waiting for the right moment, and others don't see another life.
If you decide to start a life without alcohol, decide why you should stop drinking. What is more important to you: alcohol or a healthy life?
It's always worth remembering "what I want":
- I want to stop drinking to live life to the fullest and enjoy every moment.
- I want to give up alcohol so as not to gain serious illness and disease.
- I want to do everything again and live without alcohol.
And keep in mind the following rules:
- Drink only on holidays.
- Drink alcohol only in moderation.
Treatment of alcoholism
There are many ways to stop drinking on your own. Maybe drugs will help someone, and someone prefers to be treated with folk remedies.
The most effective and efficient way to get rid of the craving for alcohol is to undergo a course of treatment in a hospital setting. There are now many methods and methods of treatment. The coding of alcohol dependence is a complex treatment with medication and psychological impact on the patient.
There are the following coding methods:
- medical. It consists of taking pills, suturing alcohol blockers and administering alcohol inhibitors. The action of the method is aimed at creating aversion to alcoholic beverages and neutralizing the effect of drinking alcohol.
- Hardware. The use of electropulse or convulsive therapy, hyperthermic methods, laser exposure.
- Psychotherapy. It consists in the application of various author's methods for psychological impact on a person.
- Hypnosis.
After a full course of treatment, the desire for alcohol-containing beverages is suppressed, the body recovers after severe and prolonged alcohol intoxication. One begins to realize one's position and a sense of self-preservation helps one to get rid of alcohol forever.
Almost all drugs used to treat alcoholics have the ability to accumulate and when interacting with ethyl alcohol instantly cause a reaction, which consists in worsening the condition and the manifestation of side effects.
Competent doctors help to fix a person's aversion to alcohol, and psychologists help to find new life goals and attitudes in which there is no place for alcohol.
Medications
If you decide to stop drinking alone, then you must first set a specific goal. Find out exactly what you want to achieve in life and how alcohol prevents you from achieving it. Medicines sold in pharmacies will help reduce the appetite for alcohol.
But it is worth remembering that medications should be taken very carefully. Medications have their contraindications and side effects. Read the instructions for use and dosage carefully before taking. Sometimes even the slightest overdose of the drug can lead to serious consequences, even death. It is good to consult a doctor first.
All drugs, when interacting with alcoholic beverages, cause a strong side effect, so if you are trying to cure an addict without his knowledge, you must be extremely careful.
Folk ways
When drugs for alcoholism had not yet been invented, people used folk recipes. How to stop drinking forever with the help of natural ingredients?
There are many ways to get rid of a bad habit on your own. And the drug can be chosen for a particular alcoholic.
- Bay leaf. The simplest and most common remedy that can help with alcoholism is bay leaf decoction. The leaves are flooded with boiling water and drunk.
- Herbal collection. Polish mint, burdock, sorrel, horsetail and motherwort. Herbs in equal proportions are poured boiling water and insist, then drink in small portions. It is believed that such a decoction not only helps get rid of alcohol, but also cleanses the body of the addict from the accumulated toxins and toxins.
- Herbal decoction of violet, thyme, sage, mint, rosemary. The collection of herbs is poured on the floor with a liter of vodka and left to steam. The resulting tincture is taken 1 tablespoon per day, increasing to 6 tablespoons and then again reduced to 1.
If we are talking about herbs, then you should know that some of them are allergens and even poisonous, because each person may have a different reaction to a particular recipe.
There are also recipes that cause aversion to alcohol.
- Bedbugs. The insects are added to a bottle of vodka and infused for about a week. The resulting tincture is given to drink to an addicted person. The color, smell and taste of the alcohol did not change, but there was a sharp reaction and the man completely refused to drink alcohol.
- Puppeteer. 1 teaspoon of the root of the plant is poured 50 grams of boiling water and insist. Then 15 drops are added to a bottle of vodka and left to drink. There is severe vomiting, after which the person refuses to drink. If no reaction occurs, the procedure should be repeated. But the puppeteer is a poisonous plant, so weaning from alcohol with this drug is under the supervision and control of a specialist.
- Mix the root of the hoof and hot black pepper in equal proportions. Grind to a powder and use as a food seasoning. Regular use of such a spice can eventually cause aversion to alcohol.
Of course, the effectiveness of all recipes can only be tested on your own body. It all depends on individual characteristics. The methods really helped someone, but someone never tested the result.
As already mentioned, the beginning of abstinence from alcohol should be the patient's own desire. Awareness of a destructive habit, the desire to change your life and get rid of alcohol - this is the main cure for alcoholism. And if a person is happy with his situation, he is happy, no methods, drugs and persuasion will not help in this situation. Take care of your health, sooner or later the negative effects of alcohol will be felt.