subject: Medications Prescribed For Alcoholism Treatment [print this page] It is quite clear that continual consumption of alcohol is common in all parts of the world and is affecting the health of a large number of people globally with its ill-effects and negative consequences. Consumption of excessive alcoholic beverages has become a global problem as it ruins the health, personal relationships and social circles of a drinker directly. Alcoholism is a.k.a. "dual disease" as it puts negative effects on mental and physical health equally. Being both a social abuse and vice, drinking alcohol blocks the mental and physical growth of people. To eliminate an alcoholic from the grip of alcohol, it is necessary that an effective alcoholism treatment programme should be brought into action so that addicts can overcome their continual and incessant dependence on alcohol. An effective and result-oriented alcoholism treatment to overcome alcohol problems demands a variety of medications prescribed and suggested by addiction therapists to get stunning and surprising results.
Taking vitamin supplements makes the body of alcoholics feel energetic and healthy. Taking thiamine, a water-soluble vitamin B complex, can make a difference.
Disulfiram or Antabuse is prescribed to addicts to prevent the elimination of acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde is a chemical the body produces when breaking down ethanol. Disulfiram stops an alcoholic from drinking when it is taken by alcoholic. It is said that the medication results in an abstinence rate of over 50 percent.
Calcium carbimide or Temposil helps addicts overcome occasional adverse effects of disulfiram, hepatotoxicity and drowsiness in an amicable manner.
Being an effective antagonist Naltrexone reduces the ill-effects of endorphins and opiates on the body. It helps addicts reduce their cravings for alcohol and encourage them to get abstained from alcohol properly.
The drug is especially used in an alcoholism treatment method called the Sinclair Method.
Odansetron is an antagonist that is found effective in the treatment of alcohol addiction or alcohol dependency.
Acamprosate or Campral is such a medication that owns the ability to stabilise the brain chemistry changed owing to alcohol dependence. The drug reduces excessive NMDA activity at the earliest stage of alcohol withdrawal symptoms and prevents the neurotoxicity concerning alcohol withdrawal. A finding from various medical studies found that acamprosate deducts the possibility of relapse amongst alcoholics.
Benzodiazepines are one of the widely used medications for the effective and result-oriented alcoholism treatment. Normally, the drug is commonly prescribed to the alcoholics with a history of insomnia or anxiety management.
