Drunkenness in the family becomes a common misfortune for all its members. There are many reasons for alcoholism, but most of the time it is a person's weak character or a bad influence. They have been trying to fight drunkenness for a long time, but the most important factor for a successful cure is the person's conscious desire to stop drinking.
Who is really considered an alcoholic?
People often begin to consider an alcoholic who sinks into the eyes of the people. And official medicine has its own facts in this regard.
The acceptable dose for a man and a woman is 75 ml and 50 ml of alcohol, respectively. If these indicators are not exceeded, poisoning will not occur and control over actions will not be lost. But a person gets a clear definition of an alcoholic when he drinks more than 500 grams several times a week.
But in addition to this, there are basic definitions of alcoholism:
- The dose and frequency of alcohol intake are constantly increasing;
- In the morning, an obsessive desire to get drunk adds up;
- Need to drink again, due to severe irritation and poor health. The so-called withdrawal symptoms;
- Solve any problem in life or just boredom by drinking alcohol;
- Obvious changes in behavior and daily life.
It should be noted that alcohol includes vodka and moonshine, as well as seemingly harmless cocktails, champagne, and beer.
Popular methods
An herb like St. John's wort is widely known as a remedy for fighting green snakes. To do this, you need to measure two glasses of water, bring to a boil and pour five tablespoons of chopped herbs. Insist for half an hour in a water bath and take two weeks cold in the morning and at night. After this period, a persistent aversion to alcohol develops.
Baranets is still a little known remedy, but its effectiveness is quite great. Pour 10 grams of dry twigs with a glass of boiling water and cook for 15 minutes. Give the patient every two hours until they feel like vomiting. This remedy has contraindications. It cannot be taken by people who have problems with the heart system and stomach ulcers. In combination with alcohol, the reception of the decoction causes a strong aversion even to the smell of vodka.
Also, a mixture of two bay leaves and a half tablespoon of chopped celery root provides aversion to alcohol consumption. All this should be poured with a glass of vodka and, after two weeks of infusion, drink.
There are very radical measures to combat drunkenness. In the old days, for a drinking husband, the wife added a live insect to the wine. After drinking such wine, the drinker developed a subconscious aversion to alcohol. This method can be used if the drinker is unwilling to fight the addiction.
How to use home remedies.
Any treatment, including alcoholism, requires a careful selection of components and components. In all infusions and decoctions, there are various types of contraindications, and to avoid consequences, you should consult a doctor.
Before starting treatment, the body is cleansed. It is best to do this with diuretic preparations for several days.
It is almost impossible to force a drinking person to stop drinking against their will. There are funds that have a short-term effect, but you shouldn't expect a long-term result. Alcoholism is not only a physiological dependence, but also a psychological one. And the patient's desire plays an important role here.
Scandals and a confrontation in the family will only exacerbate the habit. Since alcohol dependence is often based on psychological problems. Together we must try to find the reason and convince the drinking husband of the need to stop drinking.
Beer alcoholism
Beer addiction is considered even more insidious than vodka addiction. Avid alcoholics start with beer. The insidious thing about this drink is that they don't take beer seriously, considering that a couple of glasses after a hard day is pretty normal. But subsequently, the dependence on drinking beer is no less severe than that on vodka.
It is best to cure beer addiction with a change in lifestyle and home remedies. Herbs in this case can be used in the same way as in the treatment of drinking vodka. Wormwood, thyme, St. John's wort, peppermint, yarrow. You can prepare the broth separately, or you can prepare these herbs all together and take small doses every day.
Often an infusion of the aforementioned herbs is poured into beer to instill an aversion to this drink.
What happens when a person stops drinking?
Stopping alcohol intake causes instant intoxication of the body. And the severity of poisoning depends on how long and how much a person has consumed alcohol. There is a release of toxic substances in the blood, due to the fact that the internal organs begin to cleanse themselves from alcoholic poison.
Certain symptoms appear:
- General irritability;
- Severe nausea and constant vomiting;
- Digestive system disorders;
- Soft spot;
- Shaking chills;
- Perspiration;
- Heart palpitations;
- Involuntary tremors
If a person cannot cope with the disturbance of well-being on their own after stopping alcohol, it is best to seek medical help. The doctor can prescribe a cleansing course and take medication. But everything happens individually. If the binge did not last long, and the body, in principle, is healthy, then you can wait for the self-cleaning process at home.
After a certain time, the toxins will be eliminated from the body and an important process of relief and recovery will take place:
- Blood pressure normalizes, pulse rate returns to its natural age norm;
- Headaches and dizziness cease to haunt us;
- A positive mood and zest for life will appear;
- They will no longer feel short of breath or insomnia.
To help the body recover, some recommendations should be followed:
- A healthy lifestyle that includes ample outdoor exposure;
- Take medications to restore the liver;
- Complete food containing vitamins;
- Physical exercises to tone the whole body;
- A hobby that will replace alcohol cravings;
- When treating alcohol addiction, it is important to remember that in this difficult case, the support of family and friends is very important.
It is easy to get away from a sick person, it is much more difficult to accompany him all the way through treatment and adaptation.
Having stopped drinking, you should not think that after the cure it will be possible to skip a couple of glasses on vacation. Once a person who has become an alcoholic, he will no longer be able to observe the measure so easily and will succumb to this addiction again. You may need to stop drinking alcohol for good and be prepared for this.