Today Dr. Zhang met a consulting friend, his brother is just 28 years old, has suffered from cirrhosis, but his brother is not willing to quit drinking. So this friend was very worried about his brother, and he was very distressed by this, and asked me how to help his brother.
The first point to be made is that this friend grew up in an alcoholic family, not only his brother drank alcohol, but his parents also drank. Therefore, it is rare that this friend does not drink alcohol himself, and it can be said that he is very self-disciplined. Because of the habit of drinking, many times it will be directly affected by the family. If everyone in the family has the habit of drinking, many friends will naturally start drinking at a certain age. In this respect, the friend did a good job, but his brother was obviously unrestrained, and because of this, his brother was also physically injured by drinking. So, if a young man has caused cirrhosis of the liver because of drinking alcohol, but still can't quit drinking, what should his family do?
Dr. Zhang's personal opinion is that since persuasion has not worked at this time, it is possible to consider regular medical institutions for alcohol abstinence treatment. As in the case of the questioner's brother, knowing that the body has been damaged, but still insisting on quitting alcohol, it indicates that the patient may already have symptoms of alcohol dependence. In fact, alcohol dependence is like drug addiction, patients have become addicted to alcohol, at this time the persuasion of relatives and friends is difficult to play a role, more or need patients to receive formal abstinence treatment. In recent years, many medical institutions have carried out alcohol abstinence treatment services, and friends can also query relevant information in various media.
A few years ago, Dr. Zhang's grandfather also faced this problem, my grandfather had a fracture, after the fracture because of environmental and drug reasons can not drink alcohol, shortly after hospitalization his alcohol withdrawal symptoms appeared. During the period of hospitalization to rehabilitation, our family was also restless and did not find a suitable solution, so we turned to the local psychiatric hospital for help, and then under the guidance of a psychiatrist, we carried out professional abstinence treatment, and then my grandfather successfully quit drinking, and until now he has stopped drinking. The elderly in their 90s, with 80 years of drinking age, can succeed in quitting alcohol, which is a miracle, and I think it is also a spur for young people to quit drinking.
The harm of drinking alcohol is very large, whether it is for damage to the liver, or cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, for all people, it is best to drop the wine without sticking to it. However, specific to China's national conditions, some friends are indeed keen on wine culture, and even some friends are already addicted to alcohol and are deeply involved in it. Therefore, in the face of friends who love to drink like life, Dr. Zhang's opinion is that you can consider abstinence from alcohol treatment. Because only quitting alcohol is the key to solving all health problems.
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