Use drugs to treat alcoholism

Sometimes giving up on something is more difficult than we think, such as giving up alcohol or quitting smoking to regular users and getting 'addicted'. Being able to give up alcohol or tobacco always requires that 'addicts' have to use support tools and methods, but their effectiveness is often not as high as expected.

Recently, French scientists have confirmed a drug to help treat alcoholism with very high efficacy, especially this drug is not a new invention and contains ingredients . drugs .

Baclofen - often with the trade name Kemstro, Lioresal and Gablofen - was originally produced to treat neurological spasms. Although it has not been proven effective in all cases of treatment for alcoholism, it has been confirmed: 'It is possible to provide clinical benefits to some patients'.

According to the Medical Express newspaper, in France, only the feature on this drug could be used to treat certain specific cases, of course under the supervision and treatment of doctors. , Medical experts.

The idea of ​​drug use to treat alcoholism appeared in 2008 in France. Olivier Ameisen, a French cardiologist, wrote in his book 'The End of My Addiction' that he uses high-dose drugs to treat his alcoholism.

In a small trial conducted with 132 cases of severe alcoholism, Baclofen was successful in helping 80% of moderate and more moderate drinking cases. In fact, all drugs used to treat alcoholism so far have been effective only 20% to 25%.

However, Baclofen also causes certain side effects for users such as dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, insomnia and some digestive problems. But these side effects are much less dangerous and serious than cirrhosis that alcoholism brings.