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Addicted To Tobacco And Alcohol, Suffering From Stress. What Should Be Done?
hi sir, its me mandira from nepal. and i have a question about my brother he is addiction with tobacco and alcohol and he used to take drugs before but now he donot use drugs anymore. and last year he married with a lady but she left him now. Now the he is being so sad, and he is looks very upset. and some time he laugh himself, and he do lots of smoke as much as he have on his pocket. please sir could you tell me how to tackle with this problem
Thu, 13 Jun 2013
Hi Mandira,
You have done the right thing by taking a decision to act on the situation your brother is going through.
Regular use of tobacco and alcohol, excessive use or inability to abstain or discontinue the substance is most likely a dependence syndrome as you rightly called as addiction.
A person who has a long term alcohol dependence syndrome is prone to having depressive disorder commonly or other mental illnesses. Additionally, a break in the marriage is a significant life event that can precipitate a mental illness in a vulnerable person.
The symptoms you describe of being sad, irritable, smiling to self and significant increase in the intake of tobacco are symptoms of a mental illness. An accurate diagnosis will require a more detailed history and examination of the patient by a qualified psychiatrist. The ideal thing to do right now would be to take him to a psychiatrist for management.
Hope this helps,
Dr Anjana Rao
You have done the right thing by taking a decision to act on the situation your brother is going through.
Regular use of tobacco and alcohol, excessive use or inability to abstain or discontinue the substance is most likely a dependence syndrome as you rightly called as addiction.
A person who has a long term alcohol dependence syndrome is prone to having depressive disorder commonly or other mental illnesses. Additionally, a break in the marriage is a significant life event that can precipitate a mental illness in a vulnerable person.
The symptoms you describe of being sad, irritable, smiling to self and significant increase in the intake of tobacco are symptoms of a mental illness. An accurate diagnosis will require a more detailed history and examination of the patient by a qualified psychiatrist. The ideal thing to do right now would be to take him to a psychiatrist for management.
Hope this helps,
Dr Anjana Rao
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