How to get someone out of binge drinking at home

According to statistics, more than half of Russians regularly drink alcohol. However, there are significant differences between a bottle of beer on the weekend and an all-out binge.

Binge drinking is a long-term condition when a person can drink alcohol for several days, weeks and even months continuously, without even getting sober. Often, an alcoholic takes alcohol no longer feeling pleasure, but only in order not to feel the symptoms of a hangover. It turns out to be such a vicious circle from which a person can no longer get out on his own. If such a misfortune has happened to your loved ones, you urgently need to help the person and get him out of the binge.

The most optimal solution for removing a patient from binge drinking is to place him in a specialized clinic. There, narcologists will prescribe procedures to detoxify his body. You can also get psychological help there. However, such dispensaries do not hold the patient against his will and it is not possible to forcibly cure him. In addition, few alcoholics would want to voluntarily go to such an institution for treatment.

To get a person out of binge drinking at home, you need to act consistently. First you need to calm the patient down and persuade him to stop drinking without aggression. The second step is to cleanse the patient’s body of toxins and alleviate his condition. The third step is to reduce the craving for drinking and create an aversion to alcohol. You must not allow a relapse. Well, in the end, you need to use the services of a psychologist or talk to the person yourself. It is necessary that he himself wants to stop drinking. Otherwise, all efforts will be in vain. So, let's look at each step in more detail.

How to persuade someone to stop drinking

The first step on the path to quitting binge drinking is the most difficult. It is very important not to bother a person, to keep curses and accusations to a minimum. Not only can this cause aggression and irritation, but a drunk person can easily engage in assault. You are a sober and adequate person - be smarter.

If a person is drunk, he needs to be persuaded to go to bed. After waking up, he will be more or less sober and will be able to adequately perceive your words. Don’t say: “You’re a drunken bastard, why did you spend all your money on booze!” It’s better to say, “You’re a smart person, and when you do such things, you understand that this money was set aside for the child’s education (or other plans).” A person himself must understand the disgusting nature of his actions. This is the only way you can help him want to be treated for binge drinking.

It should be noted that after a long and heavy binge, the body may not react to the sudden withdrawal of alcohol in the best way. If the flow of alcohol into the blood is abruptly interrupted, the patient may have a stroke, heart attack, or delirium tremens. He may even fall into a coma. Therefore, after waking up a drinker, give him some alcohol diluted with water. Or alcoholic drinks of a lower degree. Subsequently, it is necessary to reduce the amount and degree of alcohol, reducing its intake into the body to nothing.

While drunk, a person should not engage in physical activity - this can be dangerous for his heart. The same applies to baths and saunas - the pressure can increase so much that the body simply cannot stand it. It is best to put the patient to bed, while providing him with access to fresh air.

How to remove toxins from the body with medications

After a “drunk awakening” a person feels a hangover. This is a terrible state of intoxication in the body that needs to be helped to survive. Otherwise, the person will not be able to tolerate it, he will break down and go for the bottle again. To do this, you can use medications.

In such cases, the first aid kit should contain medications that relieve the symptoms of intoxication. These are Antipohmelin, Alkozeltzer, Antipolitsay, Bison and other means. These drugs relieve headaches, relieve nausea and vomiting, and reduce body aches.
Aspirin and citramon help a lot with a hangover. These drugs thin the blood and promote rapid elimination of toxins.
You can alleviate the condition with ammonia. Dissolve a tablespoon of alcohol in a glass of water and give the patient a drink.
Alcohol removes a lot of fluid from the body, and with it potassium and magnesium. To replenish the water balance in the body, you need to drink Regidron. It will protect against dehydration and its symptoms - dry mouth, dizziness.
To remove toxins from the body, you can do a gastric lavage. An enema will help cleanse the intestines of toxins. You can drink activated carbon at the rate of one tablet per 10 kg of weight. This is an excellent sorbent that absorbs toxic substances and prevents them from entering the blood.
You can also drink glucose, vitamin C and B. The body needs them after such severe poisoning.
If you cannot tolerate a hangover, you can call a doctor at home who will give you an IV with a vitamin cocktail. It will significantly improve the condition of a sick person.

If we talk about folk recipes, here are several effective remedies that will eliminate a hangover and make a person feel better.

Everyone knows that when you have a hangover you need to drink pickle juice. In fact, there is a scientifically proven explanation for this. Alcohol removes a huge amount of fluid, salts and minerals from the human body. And most marinades and brines contain all the necessary components to restore water balance. That is why after brine a person feels much better.
To compensate for the lack of vitamin C in the body, you can drink rosehip decoction.
Tomato juice revives you very well.
When quitting binge drinking, it is very important to pay attention to nutrition. If you have a hangover, you should drink chicken or beef broth. Food should be liquid but nutritious. In villages, it was customary to serve cabbage soup to men with a hangover. The acidity of the dish brought the person back to his senses.
If you have a hangover, you need to drink plenty of fluids to flush out any remaining toxic substances from your blood. To do this, it is better to drink compotes, fruit drinks and other drinks. Tea with lemon, honey and ginger is very good for revitalizing.
To remove alcohol breakdown products and speed up blood circulation throughout the body, you need to engage in any physical activity. Go for a run, do some household chores, or at least go for a walk to feel better.

These simple rules will help you cleanse your body of toxins and bring a person back to your senses.

How to fight the urge to drink

It is possible to get a patient to sober up. However, this is not the main problem. The main thing is to prevent the binge from happening again. How to do it? How to stop an alcoholic's craving for alcohol? There are several simple recipes that will help you make an alcoholic averse to drinking.

One of the proven ways to induce an aversion to alcohol is a lemon decoction. Finely chop the lemon, add two glasses of water and put on fire. Let the broth simmer for about half an hour, then cool and strain. Let the alcoholic drink this decoction 100-150 ml 7-8 times a day.
A decoction of St. John's wort will help get rid of cravings for alcohol. Three tablespoons of the dried plant are poured into a liter of boiling water and left to cool completely. Drink half a glass on an empty stomach.
There is another interesting way that will cause a gag reflex from drinking alcohol. Take dried crayfish shells and grind them. Add to food so that a person eats everything. Regular consumption of crayfish shells will cause a gag reflex when drinking alcohol. The dung mushroom gives the same effect.

To prevent a person from returning to binge drinking, he must have some new business. Let it be a new job, study, renovation, construction, hobby. Surround the person with attention, show him that you need him. Most alcoholics drink because they consider themselves worthless and useless. Prove the person otherwise.

Binge drinking is unpleasant and dangerous not only for the alcoholic himself. During a binge, the life of the entire family, who lives under the same roof with the drinking person, deteriorates. At such moments, it is important not to judge, but to help the patient. Be prudent and don’t give alcoholism a single chance.

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