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How Can Drinking Habit Be Stopped?

Hi my mum drinks a bottle (maybe more) of vodka a day. She doesn't mix it she drinks it straight. She's drank alcohol for I'd say about 10yrs, the last 6yrs it's been spirits and the last 6months it's been neat. I'm really concern for her health as she's recently admitted to me shes coughing up blood every morning and passing blood when she uses the toilet. I was hoping you could tell me what this means and if I need to get her to the doctors ASAP. I'm really scared drink is going to kill my mum as that's what killed her dad. We as a family have tried numerous times to help get her off drink, she was on the list to have a detox but they said before that she needs to cut her drinking down abit , which she doesn't do saying it's too hard.
Thu, 8 May 2014
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It looks like your mother is having serious complications due to alcohol use. You need to take her to a physician at the earliest who can run some tests on her. In liaison with a physician a psychiatrist can help your mother to get rid of withdrawal symptoms and to reduce craving for alcohol. Please take her to a doctor at the earliest.
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Dr. Sushma
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How Can Drinking Habit Be Stopped?

Hello It looks like your mother is having serious complications due to alcohol use. You need to take her to a physician at the earliest who can run some tests on her. In liaison with a physician a psychiatrist can help your mother to get rid of withdrawal symptoms and to reduce craving for alcohol. Please take her to a doctor at the earliest. Regards Dr. Sushma Consultant psychiatrist