Coding for alcoholism with an injection
Last reviewed: 16.10.2022
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An innocent passion to skip a stack or two for the sake of a good company, conversation, relaxation sometimes leads to a deplorable addiction - a painful addiction to alcohol, as a result of which not only the person himself, but also his environment and loved ones suffer. At the same time, some of the drinking people are sliding further and further, but some want to break out of the vicious circle, resort to various methods. One of these is coding for alcoholism by injection.
Indications for the procedure
Any drug treatment of alcohol dependence is based on the fear factor of the incompatibility of the drug with alcohol, as a result of which substances are produced that cause serious damage to health and even life-threatening. Injections or injections for alcoholism are used to quickly get rid of it, another name for the procedure is “encoding”. At the same time, they act for a long time, without leading to complications, if they are not combined with alcohol.
Preparation
The main condition is the awareness of what is happening on the part of the patient, the consent to change the lifestyle. It is impossible to carry out the procedure secretly, psychological preparation is important here, familiarization with the possible consequences in case of drinking alcohol. This should help the family, a professional psychologist.
Otherwise, the injection is preceded by abstinence from drinking alcohol for 3 days, sometimes a week, depending on the "experience" of the alcoholic, the state of his liver. It is also necessary to inform the doctor about the possible treatment with medications.
Often it is necessary to preliminarily carry out detoxification (withdrawal from hard drinking) within the walls of a medical facility.
Technique of the injection from alcoholism
Injections for alcoholism are done in several ways, among them:
- an injection into a vein (popularly it is sometimes called an injection into the neck) - carried out in specialized clinics, it is resorted to in complicated clinical situations. The substance in high concentration immediately enters the bloodstream and gives an immediate result. Its action persists for a year or more;
- an injection under the shoulder blade - is the introduction of a gel-like substance that is encapsulated under the skin. The procedure is also called "filing", but its therapeutic effect is rather weak;
- hot injection - the injection is carried out directly into the liver. The tool blocks the breakdown of ethanol in the body, thus increasing its concentration in the blood. There is a poisoning of the body, the state of health worsens, causing rejection of alcohol. The effectiveness of this method is short-term, for several months;
- intramuscular injection - it can be done at home, it is the most
- the safest of all the other species. The most common is an injection in the buttock, which can be used for elderly and weak patients. Its action is based on blocking the opiate receptors of the body, a person ceases to enjoy alcohol, sees no reason to use them;
- an annual injection of alcoholism or a chemical block - the introduction of a combination of chemicals, each of which causes rejection of alcohol, dislike for it, strong responses of the body to a breakdown. It is used mainly at the initial stage of alcoholism, it is considered one of the most effective, it is most often resorted to.
Names of injections for alcoholism
To combat alcoholism, there are many drugs, but the doctor should choose among them, taking into account the characteristics of the body, its condition, and the neglect of the problem. Among the most popular are:
- torpedo injection - a method in which an ampoule of medicine is injected subcutaneously under the shoulder blade. For this, the drug disulfiram is used. [1]Entering the body in small portions, determined by the doctor individually, it blocks the metabolism of the breakdown product of alcohol - acetaldehyde. Drinking alcohol, the patient will experience symptoms characteristic of poisoning: redness of the skin, a drop in blood pressure, pain in the heart, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, up to respiratory and cardiac arrest. The action of a torpedo is from one month to a year or more; [2]
- lidevin injection is a combined preparation that combines the active substance disulfiram with B vitamins. Its action and method of application are similar to the previous one. Vitamins reduce the toxicity of the drug, neutralize side effects, including headaches, confusion, arrhythmia, respiratory failure, angina attacks, hepatitis, and skin reactions. [3]
Alkoprost from alcoholism
Injections are not the only way to be coded from cravings for alcohol. There are other forms of drugs, one of which is Alcoprost drops for alcoholism. Its creators claim that after a few days of taking alcohol cravings decrease, liver cells are restored, toxins are removed from the body, irritability and aggressiveness are reduced.
The therapeutic effect is provided by the unique composition of the drug:
- koprinus mushrooms - suppress the desire to take alcohol;
- centaury - restores organs affected by ethyl alcohol;
- beaver musk - raises the tone of the body;
- brine shrimp concentrate - a substance produced by crustaceans, reduce cravings for alcohol.
In addition, the preparation contains 7 more herbs with a similar effect. Drops are taken three times a day, 10 of them are added to food and drinks. They are sold through a supplier, which avoids fakes. The absence of chemical components guarantees their safety for the body.
Alco blocker for alcoholism
Another natural drug for alcoholism, which includes aloe vera, thyme, centaury, motherwort, Altai bluish, etc. Drops can be used without the knowledge of a person suffering from alcoholism. On average, addiction can be eliminated within a month. Observations have shown that in 89% of cases of treatment with Alco blocker the results are positive.
The tool relieves addiction gently, gradually reducing and ultimately completely eliminating the unpleasant companions of alcohol: mental imbalance, manifestations of apathy, depression. They can be used to quickly withdraw from hard drinking, regularly using - from breakdowns.
Prolong injection for alcoholism
Prolong injection provides for coding for a longer period (1-5 years). The advantages of this form are that the patient himself can choose the period of action of the drug, the drugs used are safer, they have a smaller list of contraindications. This injection also cannot be done without the knowledge of the patient.
The procedure is carried out within the walls of a specialized institution, it is preceded by abstinence from drinking alcohol for 3-5 days. The list of administered drugs is quite wide: from those that have been used for a long time and have proven themselves (torpedo, bicloferon-depot), to new generation drugs (vivitrol, prodetoxon, tetlong-250).
Contraindications to the procedure
On the example of disulfiram, lidevin, you can familiarize yourself with the contraindications of drugs for alcoholism. They can not be used for atherosclerosis, post-infarction conditions, severe pathologies of the organs of vision and hearing, bronchial asthma, emphysema, cancer, epilepsy, peptic ulcer with bleeding, liver and kidney damage, pregnancy, acute infectious diseases.
Care after the procedure
When suturing the drugs subcutaneously, it is necessary not to wet the wound with water for several days, to treat the traces of the removed sutures with an antiseptic solution. The main care after the procedure is moral support, involvement in the family cycle, isolation from the former circle of "friends" - drinking companions.
Reviews
Based on numerous reviews, we can conclude that the fight against alcoholism is crowned with victory with an integrated approach to the problem: the desire of the person himself, drug treatment, addiction psychotherapy, and psychological rehabilitation. In other cases, people often experienced ineffectiveness, interruption of coding, or relapse into a bad habit after the drugs expired.