Advances in alcoholism treatment in recent years have provided more choices for patients and health professionals.
• Medications to Treat Alcoholism. Newer medications (naltrexone, topiramate, and acamprosate) can make it easier for an individual to quit drinking by offsetting changes in the brain caused by alcoholism. Unlike an older medication (disulfiram), the new ones don't make you sick if you do drink. Another benefit, none of these medications are addictive. Although medications are a great resource of treating alcohol addiction a combination of a support group, alcohol counseling or residential alcoholism treatment is highly recommended.
• Alcohol Counseling. "Talk therapy" also works well. There are several counseling approaches that are about equally effective—12 step, cognitive-behavioral, motivational enhancement, or a combination. Getting help in itself appears to be more important than the particular approach used, as long as it offers empathy, avoids heavy confrontation, strengthens motivation, and provides concrete ways to change drinking behavior.
• Specialized, Intensive Alcoholism Treatment Programs. If and individual has an old established pattern of alcohol addiction, residential alcoholism treatment facilities are the best options for the patient treatment. Residential Alcoholism Treatment Centers/Facilities are able to offer a complete array of cognitive-behavioral therapies, motivational therapies as well as family support group therapies.
Remember—you can’t make a person deal with a drinking problem. But you can offer support and arrange an intervention.
Reach out to us. Recovery from alcoholism is just a click or a phone call away. For more information on how to arrange and intervention for your loved one contact us at:
Alcoholism Treatment for adults and young adults: 1-888-387-6237
http://www.covecenterforrecovery.com/
Alcoholism Treatment for Teens: 1-888-757-6237
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