Alcohol Coding: Benefits and Methods

In our country, almost every family in a certain period of time faces the problem of alcoholism. According to statistics, every fifth adult has acquaintances with alcoholics. Regular and prolonged use of alcohol causes a steady dependence. It is almost impossible to overcome it on your own. This is where alcohol coding comes in - it is one of the most effective ways to give up alcohol and start a sober life.

What is coding?

Each person, perhaps, has heard this term, but not everyone knows its real meaning and the effect of the procedure itself. Coding for alcoholism means getting rid of the patient's craving for alcohol in one session. There are different encoding methods, but almost every one of them is based on suggesting to the patient that it is unacceptable to drink alcohol.

Sewing in medicines

Sewing has already become synonymous with coding. In this case, the capsule with the drug is called a torpedo because of the name of the drug. This coding method was one of the first to appear in Soviet times. This is why most coding medicines are called torpedoes.

The tool itself contains the active ingredient disulfiram. The drug is sewn into a place that is inaccessible for self-extraction by patients. The agent enters the bloodstream gradually, maintaining the required concentration in the body. If the patient drinks alcohol, the combination of ethanol with the drug provokes a terrible attack, so drinking after stitching is strictly prohibited.

Benefits of Encoding

Among the main advantages of such coding are the following points:

• Adequate price;
• The patient cannot independently remove the capsule;
• Craving for alcohol is stopped with high efficiency;
• Encoding is long-term;
• You do not need to constantly monitor the patient.

It is important to remember that drug coding has contraindications - pathologies of the liver and heart, pregnancy and lactation, mental disorders, oncology.