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How Can Alcohol, Tobacco And Opium Addiction Be Weaned Off?

hi doc.its been 7 months i got married.i got to know that my husband take hard drinks and also tobacco.he also take opium sometimes.its been 6 years he is taking all these things.also he is taking jolfresh tablet every nite.sometimes even 2-3 tablets.well he has his reasons for taking all these things.i know its difficult to answer queries without knowing patient history.which i will provide on phone or online if i get response.i just wanna knw is there any hope that he can leave all these things and have a normal life.i am v much worried and tensed after all this is the matter of my life.i am M.Sc agriculture frm PAU ludhiana.kindly help me. manpreet
Thu, 4 Sep 2014
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Hi Manprit,
Thanks for using HealthCareMagic.

I can understand your situation.
Yes, he can be get rid of all of these substance.

Depending upon history of substances intake in terms of quantity, quality, duration and frequency, he can be admitted to deaddiction center and treatment can be done.

For alcohol, deaddiction is easy with medicines as alcohol withdrawal can be easily treated by benzodizepiene group of medicines. But to quit it foe ever he requires good motivation, motivational counselling and/or disulfiram therapy.

For tobacco it can be treated with propranolol, benzodiazepienes and bupropion.

For opioid molecule is available in deaddicition centers run by a psychiatrist called"Buprenorphine sublingual with naltrexone" is used.

All substance deaddiction can be done at a time after admission in hospital.
You just need to consult a psychiatrist who has deaddiction indoor treatment available.

For all above first need is he is ready to go to doctor.Otherwise it is not feasible to deaddict him.
All the best.

Hope I have answered your query.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
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How Can Alcohol, Tobacco And Opium Addiction Be Weaned Off?

Hi Manprit, Thanks for using HealthCareMagic. I can understand your situation. Yes, he can be get rid of all of these substance. Depending upon history of substances intake in terms of quantity, quality, duration and frequency, he can be admitted to deaddiction center and treatment can be done. For alcohol, deaddiction is easy with medicines as alcohol withdrawal can be easily treated by benzodizepiene group of medicines. But to quit it foe ever he requires good motivation, motivational counselling and/or disulfiram therapy. For tobacco it can be treated with propranolol, benzodiazepienes and bupropion. For opioid molecule is available in deaddicition centers run by a psychiatrist called Buprenorphine sublingual with naltrexone is used. All substance deaddiction can be done at a time after admission in hospital. You just need to consult a psychiatrist who has deaddiction indoor treatment available. For all above first need is he is ready to go to doctor.Otherwise it is not feasible to deaddict him. All the best. Hope I have answered your query. Regards, Dr.Chintan Solanki.