Coding for alcoholism: what's important to know

One of the methods of treatment of alcohol dependence is the coding from alcoholism. There are several ways of coding: with the help of medicines and with the help of psychotherapy. Both these methods are aimed at creating conditions for a sober life and the development of an installation - "do not drink." Very often patients ask the question: which method is better? Unequivocally, it can not be answered, since the choice of method depends on the patient's characteristics, the degree of alcoholism and concomitant diseases. Therefore, treatment of alcoholism requires, in each case, to select their own method, but in most cases, both methods work best: coding for alcoholism with the help of medication and coding for alcoholism with the help of psychotherapy. The first way is to inject subcutaneously drugs that are incompatible with alcohol. In this case, when taking alcoholic beverages, a reaction occurs in the form of nausea, vomiting, severe headache, tachycardia, etc. Knowing about this reaction and the danger to life and health, the patient avoids the use of aalcoholic beverages. For medicinal coding, various drugs are used that differ both in pharmacodynamics and in pharmacokinetics. Correctly pick up the drug can only a doctor, a narcologist. The doctor considers both the experience of the previous coding, and the tolerability of the specific preparation and the possibility of allergic reactions. All this is important to take into account when choosing the method of administration of the drug: intravenous or intramuscular. It is also important to understand that coding for alcoholism with drugs is not a panacea. Only 65-80% of patients survive 2/3 of the coding period. And this is with a favorable prognosis of treatment. With a non-favorable forecast this figure is even lower - 35-50%. Therefore, it is important to add to the medical method psychotherapeutic treatment, namely hypnosis, which allows to work out a setting for a sober life. In order to choose the right treatment for alcoholism, the doctor must take into account all the contra-indications available to the patient. So, a serious contraindication is the patient's own negative attitude to coding. A serious obstacle to coding can become cardiovascular and mental illnesses, such as various psychopathies, schizophrenia, psychoses and head injuries. Contraindications also include severe hepatic and renal failure, suffered strokes, pregnancy. There are also contraindications for age: with senile dementia this method is not applied.

With regard to coding with hypnosis, this process can be described in simplified terms as follows: a doctor-psychotherapist introduces the patient into a state of hypnosis and disgusts him with alcohol, gives an order not to drink for a certain time and inspires a desire to return to a normal, healthy and sober life . Psychotherapeutic sessions can also be aimed at this, during which the doctor solves the problem of increasing the patient's motivation for a sober life. In this case, it is important to understand that for an alcoholic remains important in life, except alcohol: work, material well-being, children, career, family, friends, health or something else. Realizing that he still connects the patient with a sober life, the therapist begins to strengthen the motivation, and thereby generates the patient's desire to return to a healthy lifestyle. Often, close to alcoholics are connected to this method of treatment, psychotherapy sessions can be held for the whole family, since the behavior of close people is important for a favorable outcome of treatment.