What is Alcoholism?
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence, is a disease that includes the following four symptoms.
(Intense craving) Excessive insistence or need to drink.
(Losing control) Once you start drinking, you can’t stop.
(Physical dependence) Withdrawal symptoms after stopping drinking, such as anxiety, sweating, shaking, nausea.
(Tolerance) The need to drink more alcohol to get the same psychological effect.
What are the physical and psychological harms of alcohol?
It impairs brain functions and severely reduces learning and memory abilities.
It causes respiratory failure and death.
It affects the liver, causing fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis.
It can cause pancreatic insufficiency, inflammation, and cancer.
Mental retardation and physical anomalies are seen in babies born to mothers who consume alcohol during pregnancy.
Children of alcoholic parents have a higher chance of becoming alcoholics in the future than normal children.
Is Alcoholism a Disease?
Yes. Alcoholism is a disease. The cravings alcoholics feel for alcohol are as strong as their need for food and water. Alcoholics persist despite serious family, health, or legal problems.
Like many other diseases, alcoholism is chronic, meaning it can last a lifetime.
Alcoholism causes physical, psychological and social destruction over time.
A person’s genes and lifestyle play an important role in the development of alcoholism.
Can Alcoholism Be Treated?
Alcohol addiction treatment basically consists of two stages.
Detoxification:
The first phase of treatment involves eliminating alcohol from the body and alleviating withdrawal symptoms. This phase lasts between 7 and 20 days.
Psychological Treatment and Rehabilitation:
The second phase of treatment involves psychological support and rehabilitation for a new life. The primary goal is to prevent relapse. In this phase, situations that may facilitate relapse are identified and appropriate coping strategies are developed to help the addict cope. Psychotherapy, medication, and support groups are utilized.
Implant Therapy in Alcohol Treatment:
Naltrexone Implant 1000 mg (Addiction CIP)
Naltrexone implants, known as addiction chip devices, contain naltrexone and are administered subcutaneously. Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that blocks the effects of opioids and reduces cravings. Naltrexone has a low abuse potential. Due to problems with oral naltrexone use and discontinuation of treatment, long-acting, slow-release naltrexone implants, also known as pellets, have been developed. Naltrexone implants are administered subcutaneously 7-10 days after the last opioid or alcohol use. The implants remain in the body for 12 weeks as an effective treatment. They have no addictive effects. Naltrexone is a competitive, specific opioid receptor antagonist with high affinity for mu-receptors and is used at the Pink Mansion as an ideal product for the treatment of both alcohol and opioid addiction.
1-Outpatient Alcohol Treatment
Outpatient alcohol treatment is applied to those whose alcohol addiction is gradually developing or who are mildly dependent on alcohol and who do not have complaints requiring hospitalization.
Outpatient alcohol treatment programs typically last one month. The program can be extended if needed.
In the program, each patient has a psychologist to address their psychological problems and a psychological counselor to develop life skills. A psychiatrist also administers medication.
The program includes three meetings per week. Two meetings are held with the family.
2-Inpatient Alcohol Treatment
At Pembe Köşk Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, inpatient treatment programs are offered for those who are severely dependent on alcohol, those who require medication due to withdrawal crises, and those who have not been successful in outpatient treatment.
The body is cleansed of alcohol with the first treatments of the residential program, which lasts at least 15 days.
If the patient wishes, he/she can stay in the treatment center for a period of 1-6 months and benefit from psychological treatment and rehabilitation programs.
Patient Daily Schedule
08:30-09.00 Starting the day and preparation
09.00-10.00 Breakfast
10.00-11.00 Good Morning Group Meeting
11.00-11.30 Coffee Break-Rest Time
11.30-12.30 Training Hour (life skills training)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 Occupational Therapy
15.00-16.00 Individual Psychological Interview
15.00-17.00 Psychiatric Interview
17:00-18:00 Sports (walking, swimming, etc.), Spa.
18.00-19.00 Dinner
20.00-22:30 Movie Time
In addition to this program and psychological interviews, family therapies are also provided.
Each patient continues his/her treatment under the supervision of 1 psychologist, 1 psychiatrist, 1 medical doctor and 24-hour nurses.
The content of psychological interviews includes topics such as alcohol use history, life story, why people use alcohol, treating the urge to use alcohol, practices of stress management, helping individuals avoid alcohol, etc.
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