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How Can Alcoholism Be Treated?
My son can t quit drinking he has been pulled over and got a DUI . I don t want him to kill himself or someone else do they have a implant that someone can get that they will get sick if they drink he even got the shot once a month and still got drunk with it. Please tell me what I can do for him to stop drinking thus is making me sick. He is still under his dad s insurance
Tue, 2 Jan 2018
welcome to hcm .. mam please see alcohal addiction is very difficult to treat .. there are various drugs ..as some are given to decrease cravings and other given to control withdrawals ..please take your child to deaddiction centre as your son needs psychiatric evaluation and counselling ..
regards dr joshi
regards dr joshi
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