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How To Stop Alcohol Addiction?

sir, i'm village people, i have one brother ,he drunk alhocol continuosely because of our famil problem,he start drunk one year ago but now he is in very serious condition,his family problem also solved but he doesn,t stop. my native place is gingee,now i am in chennai what can i do
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Welcome to HCM.
Alcohol addiction is a distressing condition. It affects both patient and his family members adversely.
First, you should take your brother to a registered de-addiction centre for residential de-addiction treatment program.
There are drugs which will help him to fight withdrawals.
He would also need counsellibg to keep his motivation to quit alcohol high.
Second, relapse even after treatment is part of illness. To prevent this, he would need emotional support from you and other family members.

Hope this helps.
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How To Stop Alcohol Addiction?

Hello Welcome to HCM. Alcohol addiction is a distressing condition. It affects both patient and his family members adversely. First, you should take your brother to a registered de-addiction centre for residential de-addiction treatment program. There are drugs which will help him to fight withdrawals. He would also need counsellibg to keep his motivation to quit alcohol high. Second, relapse even after treatment is part of illness. To prevent this, he would need emotional support from you and other family members. Hope this helps. Thanks.