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Suggest Treatment For Alcohol Addiction

my son is very addicted to alchohol. he needs help badly. I am thinking of de addiction centres in bangalore. which one is most effective. my son is 20years old, height 156 cms, weight 55 kgs. He goes on binge drinking alone. doesnt come home 3-4 days. and has no memory of what he did during this time, except that he was drinking all the time. I have no idea where he gets the money from,
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Hello,
Welcome to Health Care Magic.
We understand your concern.
I am Dr Alok Sinha, MD Psychiatry from India. I will try to help you.
Firstly I must tell you the problem of your son in detail.

Your son is suffering from an illness called "Alcohol Depe dence Syndrome". This is not a simple behavioural problem rather it is an illness. Alcohol is a powerful substance with significant effect on brain. Whenever a person consume alcohol it stimulates an area in brain to produce pleasurable effect. Graduly the brain of an alcohol abuser learns that his drinking behaviour is related to pleasure. Now brain demands the same pleasure again and again, hence the abuser drinks frequently.


In your city NIMHANS is the well known centre of mental health and deaddiction. It is India' top institution with latest facilty and experienced team of doctors. I suggest you to get your child treated there.
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Suggest Treatment For Alcohol Addiction

Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic. We understand your concern. I am Dr Alok Sinha, MD Psychiatry from India. I will try to help you. Firstly I must tell you the problem of your son in detail. Your son is suffering from an illness called Alcohol Depe dence Syndrome . This is not a simple behavioural problem rather it is an illness. Alcohol is a powerful substance with significant effect on brain. Whenever a person consume alcohol it stimulates an area in brain to produce pleasurable effect. Graduly the brain of an alcohol abuser learns that his drinking behaviour is related to pleasure. Now brain demands the same pleasure again and again, hence the abuser drinks frequently. In your city NIMHANS is the well known centre of mental health and deaddiction. It is India top institution with latest facilty and experienced team of doctors. I suggest you to get your child treated there.