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 addictions. Therefore, this issue is very relevant today. So how do you stop drinking forever?
Why and when to stop drinking?
Often an addict 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 choose to take the right path sometimes fail and explode.
First of all, it is worth saying that it is impossible to cure neglected addiction on your own. This requires medical intervention.
It is worth thinking about treatment when:
- Drink beverages that contain alcohol more than once a month.
- Impossibility of relaxation and rest without alcohol.
- You can’t drink in moderation, but get drunk to the point of unconsciousness.
If at least one of the signs applies to you, then you are at risk of alcoholism. Alcohol dependence occurs much earlier than you start noticing, so you must act immediately and not delay treatment until tomorrow.
The main task is that the person himself wants to stop drinking. A dependent cannot be influenced by persuasion of relatives, health problems, or loss of job and family. Without your own desire and motivation, it is impossible to stop drinking on your own, you can only get a temporary effect.
A lot of people on the Internet 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 still others don't see another life.
If you decide to start a life without alcohol, decide why you have to stop drinking. Which is more important to you: alcohol or a healthy life?
It's always worth remembering "what I want":
- I want to stop drinking so that I can live life to the fullest and enjoy every moment.
- I want to quit alcohol so that I don't get serious diseases and illnesses.
- I want to repeat everything 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 medicines will help someone, and someone prefers to be treated with folk methods.
The most effective and efficient way to get rid of cravings for alcohol is to undergo a course of treatment in a hospital environment. There are now many methods and treatment methods. Coding alcohol dependence is a complex drug treatment and psychological impact on the patient.
There are the following coding methods:
- Medical. It consists of taking pills, taking alcohol blockers and giving alcohol inhibitors. The action of the method is aimed at creating an aversion to alcoholic beverages and neutralizing the effect of drinking alcohol.
- Hardware. Use of electropulse or convulsive therapy, hyperthermic methods, laser exposure.
- Psychotherapy. It consists of the application of various authorial methods of psychological influence on a person.
- Hypnosis.
After full treatment, the craving for alcoholic beverages is suppressed, the body recovers after strong and long-term alcohol intoxication. The person begins to understand his position, and a sense of self-preservation helps him to get rid of alcohol forever.
Almost all drugs used to treat alcoholics have the ability to accumulate and, in interaction with ethyl alcohol, currently elicit a response, which consists in worsening the condition and manifesting side effects.
Competent doctors help to improve 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 on your own, you must first set yourself a goal. Understand exactly what you want to achieve in life and how alcohol prevents you from achieving it. Medications sold in pharmacies will help reduce cravings for alcohol.
But it is worth remembering that medications must be taken very carefully. Medications have their own contraindications and side effects. Read the instructions for use and dosage carefully before taking. Sometimes even the slightest drug overdose can lead to serious consequences, even death. It is good if you consult a doctor first.
All drugs interacting with alcoholic beverages cause a strong side effect, so if you are trying to cure an addict without his knowledge, you should be extremely careful.
Folk ways
When drugs for alcoholism were not yet invented, people used folk recipes. How to stop drinking forever with the help of natural ingredients?
There are many ways to quit a bad habit on your own. And the drug can be chosen for a particular alcoholic.
- Laurel leaf. The simplest and most common remedy that can help with alcoholism is a decoction of laurel. The leaves are poured over boiling water and drunk.
- Herbal collection. Mint, burdock, sorrel, horsetail and lemon balm. Herbs in equal proportions are poured boiling water and insist, after which it is drunk in small portions. It is believed that such a decoction not only helps to get rid of alcohol, but also cleanses the body of addicts from 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 cook. The resulting tincture is taken 1 tablespoon per day, increasing to 6 tablespoons, and then reducing again to 1.
If we are talking about herbs, then we should know that some of them are allergens, and even poisonous, because each person may have a different reaction to a certain recipe.
There are also recipes that cause aversion to alcohol.
- Bedbugs. Insects were added to a bottle of vodka and soaked for about a week. The obtained tincture was given to a dependent person to drink. The color, smell and taste of alcohol did not change, but there was a sharp reaction, and the person completely refused to drink alcohol.
- Puppeteer. 1 teaspoon of the root of the plant is poured with 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 must be repeated. But the puppeteer is a poisonous plant, so the withdrawal from alcohol with this medicine is under the supervision and control of experts.
- Mix the root of the hoof and the hot black pepper in equal proportions. Grind to a powder and use as a spice in dishes. Regular use of such a spice can eventually cause aversion to alcohol.
Of course, the effectiveness of all recipes can only be checked on your own body. It all depends on individual characteristics. The methods really helped someone, but someone never experienced the result.
As already mentioned, the beginning of alcohol rejection should be the desire of the patient himself. 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 man is satisfied with his situation, he is happy, no methods, drugs and persuasion will help in this situation. Take care of your health, sooner or later the negative effects of alcohol will be felt.