Men and women respond similarly to many forms of treatment, including the use of naltrexone and other
medications for alcoholism.
Not exact matches
if the hospital is enlightened, so far as
alcoholism is concerned, he will receive
medication for acute intoxication and vitamin therapy, to make up
for the vitamin deficiency caused by the weeks of «drinking his meals.»
Potential subjects were accepted into the study if they had none of the following conditions: severe or symptomatic cardiac disease or hypertension; history of bleeding disorders; chronic history of gastric, intestinal, liver, pancreatic, or renal disease; any portion of the stomach or the intestine removed (other than an appendectomy); history of intestinal obstruction, malabsorption, or use of antacid drugs; cancer (active or use of
medications for a history of cancer treatment within the past 5 y); history of chronic
alcoholism; a convulsive disorder; or abnormal results in screening blood or urine samples.
Senator Klein was joined by Councilman Rafael Salamanca, members of the New York State Office of
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Forward South Bronx Coalition and the New York State Department of Health to provide the community with the life - saving
medication Naloxone as well as hands - on demonstrations
for proper use.
But new
medications for both nicotine addiction and
alcoholism are on the way, now that scientists realize that addictions stem from much more than «an addictive personality» or weak will.
This
medication blocks a particular type of opioid receptor and has been used
for many years as treatment
for a narcotic overdose and to reduce the incidence of relapse in
alcoholism and opiate addiction.
In the past 5 years, has any Applicant been hospitalized
for, been diagnosed or treated by a member of the medical profession or taken prescription
medication for:
Alcoholism or drug or alcohol abuse, cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis, or any other disease of the liver.
Some of the treatment methodologies
for alcoholism presented are: brief intervention, antidipsotropic
medications, self - help groups, marital and family therapy.