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Content:

1. Alcohol blockade - what is it?
2. How does alcohol blockade work?
3. Types of alcohol blockade
4. Restrictions
5. How does the encoding work?
6. Contraindications to alcohol blockade

Blockade of alcohol dependence is used if the craving for alcohol-containing compounds turns out to be very strong and irresistible. Then the narcologist prescribes a drug to the patient that does not allow him to drink strong drinks.
Alcohol blockade minimizes the likelihood of relapse into alcoholism. With its help, it is possible to obtain positive dynamics even in advanced cases.

Alcohol blockade - what is it?

Blocking alcoholism is a method of chemical protection against drunkenness. It creates an additional obstacle that does not allow the patient to consume even small doses of intoxicants. However, the effect of the ban will only work if the patient has a stable motivation for sobriety. What does it mean?

Relatives of alcoholics often turn to narcologists.
They ask the doctor to force coding; they ask about medications that can be secretly slipped into the food of an addict. This approach has nothing to do with effective treatment of alcoholism. Therefore, no self-respecting narcologist will agree to implement such plans of desperate relatives.
Alcohol blockade does not fully work if a person does not want to become healthy. Its effect in the case of forced administration of the drug is limited to the occurrence of symptoms of acute intoxication in response to drinking. But, if an alcoholic wants to continue to lead an immoral lifestyle, he will survive the poisoning and continue to drink alcohol regularly. The damage caused to his health when the “block” is violated can be enormous.

To ensure that treatment is safe and meets the client’s needs, it is carried out only after signing an official consent. If a person doubts the need for coding, psychotherapeutic work is carried out with him. During this process, the realization comes that being sober is much better.

Conclusion

Oncology doctors carry out a complete diagnosis of the patient. Not only the type and location of cancer is determined, but also its prevalence. Specialists prescribe the optimal treatment method, taking into account the type of cancer and the individual characteristics of the patient’s body. Diagnosis and treatment are carried out using modern equipment. Oncology doctors provide highly qualified consultations that allow them to find answers to many questions of people diagnosed with cancer.

How does alcohol blockade work?

During coding, the patient is administered a medication that is incompatible with ethyl alcohol. As a result, the natural metabolism of ethanol to water and carbon dioxide becomes impossible. This is because disulfiram, the main substance in all alcohol-blocking products, stops the production of liver enzymes responsible for the rapid breakdown and excretion of alcohol.

If you drink alcohol after the blockade, the level of acetaldehyde in the human body begins to rapidly increase. This is a tissue poison that causes symptoms of acute intoxication and negatively affects the functioning of internal organs.

Deterioration in well-being in response to violation of coding conditions is what narcologists call the disulfiram-ethanol reaction. Here's what a person who gets drunk after an alcohol blockade needs to be prepared for:

• nausea, vomiting;
• muscle and headaches;
• convulsions;
• “flushes” of blood to the face;
• feeling of heat;
• decreased blood pressure;
• feeling of the heart jumping out of the chest.

These symptoms contribute to the development of a negative conditioned reflex reaction to the smell and taste of alcohol. One should not think that such ailments come as a surprise to the person being coded. Before carrying out an alcohol blockade, the doctor talks about the health risks and problems in case of failure.

What are the objectives of infusion-drip therapy?

For drug cleansing of the body from toxic breakdown products of ethyl alcohol, a complex of pharmacological drugs is selected individually for each patient. In this case, the doctor takes into account gender and age, experience and intensity of alcohol consumption, indicators of the patient’s physical and mental state. The medications included in detoxification drips are designed to:

• neutralize toxins, minimize their harmful effects;
• accelerate the removal of toxic compounds from physiological fluids, all organs and tissues;
• restore water-salt balance;
• replenish the lack of vitamins and minerals;
• normalize the psycho-emotional state;
• get rid of structural and functional pathologies of internal organs and systems caused by the abuse of intoxicating drinks.

For this purpose, a number of pharmacological agents with certain properties are used: antidotes, sorbents, sedatives, nootropics, antidepressants, saline solutions, vitamin and mineral complexes. To overcome chronic and concomitant ailments, other medicinal compounds may be prescribed individually based on the severity and symptoms of the disease.

Types of alcohol blockade

Disulfiram is the active ingredient in various anti-alcohol medications. Its doses may vary, which affects the duration of the encoding. In Russia, the following compositions for alcohol blockade are most often used:

• "Torpedo". Milking solution for intravenous administration. It is usually used after psychotherapeutic influence, due to which the desire to drink alcohol is blocked on two levels at once - both physiological and psychological. One injection can reduce cravings for alcohol for up to one year.
• "Algominal". Also administered intravenously. Makes the body immune to strong compounds for up to two years.
• "Aquilong". Analogue of "Algominal". The minimum validity period is six months, the maximum is two years.
• "Tetlong". Solution for intramuscular administration. One injection lasts for about three months. Typically, a full course of treatment for alcoholism includes about ten injections.
• "Esperal". It is administered intravenously, intramuscularly, under the skin (in case of using an ampoule). It is a powerful development. Codes for one to three years.

If the patient has a very long history of alcoholism, and the motivation for sobriety is unstable, it makes sense to use the method of double blocking alcoholism. Within its framework, injections are made at several points of the body at once. In this case, a combination of different drugs is permissible.

Ban on tanning

Oncological diseases also have contraindications for tanning. It is worth saying more - any thermal procedures are strictly prohibited, including visiting a sauna, bathhouse, etc. But why? Let's take a closer look. So, cancer is not just a disease, it is a mutation of cells:

• cells appear in the human body with a malfunction in their program;
• because of this failure, they begin to actively and randomly divide;
• with prolonged division, malignant cells begin to appear over time;
• these malignant cells do not attach to the tumor and begin to spread freely throughout the body;
• since the cells are carried with the bloodstream, an increase in volume and speed of movement allows “bad” cells to enter other parts of the human body, growing and increasing.

As you know, on the beach, in a solarium or steam room, the speed of blood flow increases and blood vessels dilate. So if you have cancer, there is a strict taboo on visiting such places.

Restrictions

The patient must prepare for coding. 5-7 days before the procedure, he needs to completely stop drinking alcohol. If it is not possible to do this at home, you should go to a drug treatment hospital. There, patients are monitored around the clock. Using medications and physical therapy, doctors help overcome painful withdrawal symptoms.

Three days before the start of therapy, it is also important to stop using sleeping pills, antidepressants, tranquilizers, and antipsychotics. Very often, drugs from these pharmacological groups turn out to be incompatible with disulfiram developments.

When can you drink alcohol after taking antibiotics?

A person who does not suffer from chronic diseases and has not undergone radiation or chemical therapy within the last year can drink a small portion of alcohol one day after completing antibiotic therapy. Patients taking metronidazole should avoid drinking alcohol for 48 hours after the last tablet or injection. After tinidazole therapy, alcohol is prohibited for 72 hours. Patients who suffer from cirrhosis and hepatitis are advised to avoid alcoholic beverages for at least two weeks.

Important! Dietary supplements, natural medicines, sprays and mouth rinses may also contain ethanol. It is worth consulting with your doctor regarding the advisability of simultaneously taking antibiotics and using ethanol-containing drugs.

How does the encoding work?

If a visit to a drug treatment clinic was preceded by a prolonged binge, you need to undergo detoxification therapy. Its essence is the installation of cleansing droppers. With their help, it is possible to quickly remove alcohol from the body, as well as to minimize the concentration of harmful alcohol metabolites in the blood.

On the day of alcohol blockade, the patient comes to the clinic. They have a conversation with him. The doctor emphasizes that:

• alcohol is harmful to health and causes mental disorders;
• there are no former alcoholics, and even the use of a small dose of alcohol leads to an inevitable breakdown;
• After the blockade, you should never drink alcohol;
• If after coding the craving for drinking increases again, you need to come back for an appointment to strengthen the “block”.

If necessary, the specialist insists on conducting an additional psychotherapy session. The need for it arises if the motivation for sobriety seems insufficiently strong and stable.

When all the preparatory activities have been completed, the patient is asked to sign a formal consent to treatment. Thus, the client confirms that he is familiar with the treatment conditions and possible complications.

In the treatment room, the drinker is administered an anti-alcohol medication. The location of the injection, the type of drug and its dose are always selected on an individual basis. Every person is different, and what is considered the optimal regimen for one may not be suitable for another. Doctors understand this perfectly well, so there is no need to argue with them and insist on coding according to the “neighbor” scheme.

Almost immediately after therapy, the coded person can go home. From that moment on, his life changes dramatically - there is no longer alcohol in it.

Contraindications to alcohol blockade

Alcohol block coding is not suitable for everyone. Among the general contraindications to the use of disulfiram drugs:

• individual intolerance;
• alcohol intoxication;
• severe cardiac, renal, liver failure;
• mental disorders;
• pregnancy, lactation.

If during the examination it turns out that alcohol blockade is contraindicated, there is no need to be upset. The doctor will select another coding program. The main thing is that the desire to be healthy remains.

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