How to Treat Alcohol Addiction
• Detoxification
▫ Detoxification is the process of removing toxic
substances from the body. This done by use of
dedicated medicine that kills the urge to take
alcohol while at the same time clearing the body of
the same. The treatment process also involves
abstinence from taking alcohol in the period.
• Behavioural treatment
▫ These are the coping strategies that a person
develops against strong desires of drinking alcohol.
This treatment program is mostly helpful for those
individuals that are from an alcohol dependant
social background, poor or isolated. Cognitive
behaviour and Motivational enhancement therapy
are the main methods used to help patients against
relapse.