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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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How To Stop Drinking Alcohol?

dear doctor, have a good day! please guide me how to tackle below problem, one of my brother serevely addicted to alcohol and he consume a bottel per day and willing stop or take any kind of medicine to get rid of it, could you please guide me to give him some sort of medicine without his knowledge, your guidance is most appriciated as this is has become family distruction.he is well educated person and curranly holding a possion as finace manager in reputed company. my email address is YYYY@YYYY tanks and reards gunaratna.
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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hi dear,
alcohol addiction is very common problem for that you must consult psychiatrist and if patient is not willing to come then there is aversion therapy in which Disulfirum is given and which cause reaction and other medical problem occurs and through which he might left alcohol.
other method in which confront the patient about problem and start therapy according to psychiatrist and admit the patient .
thank you
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How To Stop Drinking Alcohol?

hi dear, alcohol addiction is very common problem for that you must consult psychiatrist and if patient is not willing to come then there is aversion therapy in which Disulfirum is given and which cause reaction and other medical problem occurs and through which he might left alcohol. other method in which confront the patient about problem and start therapy according to psychiatrist and admit the patient . thank you