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How To Control Alcohol Addiction?
Hi, My friend's father is badly addicted to alcohol.. Doctors have suggested not have a drop as well as he have liver cirrhosis already... Once he was badly affected... But still he is continuing to drink.. My friend is thinking of keeping him to the asylums.. please suggest.
Wed, 3 Sep 2014
Stopping suddenly can cause serious withdrawal. Often an inpatient stay is needed to safely come off of alcohol as well as to initiate long term addiction treatment. Group/family meetings are helpful. Also possibly helpful are a variety of medications: antabuse, naltrexone, and/or campral.
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