Treatment of alcohol withdrawal states, withdrawal syndrome

Detoxification performed in our inpatient unit may last from 3 to 48 hours depending on the patientâÀ™s state. Such a treatment allows taking care of health even for these especially active, giving a possibility not to break away from work. For example, 12-hours detoxification programme may be applied at night, i.e. the patient arrives at the Clinic in the evening and in the morning he/she can go right to work.

Of course, if the alcohol withdrawal state is caused by day-to-day alcohol use for weeks or even months longer treatment may be required.

Long-term complex treatment of alcohol addiction

In order to totally discontinue the harmful use of alcohol, which is more difficult than just correction of the state of health after the break-out, long-term complex treatment is needed.

In our Clinic, three key principles are applied for this kind of treatment:

1. Early relapse prevention âÀ“ in order the patient would not reinitiate the alcohol use during the most critical early postdetoxification period. To this end, short-acting or long-acting agents may be prescribed in order to help the patient to abstain from the alcohol use (prescription of daily taken or prolonged-release medicines).

2. Treatment and correction of the alcohol-induced effects and complications. The most common problems to be solved are alcohol-induced damages to liver, nervous system, other organs and systems. Sleeping, anxiety disorders, depression are very common.

3. Psychotherapeutic assistance provided by psychologist, psychotherapist, group therapy, consultations of social worker, outpatient rehabilitation programmes.