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Is it medically possible to taper off severe alcohol addiction?

August 21, 2008 | By CollegeCrisis In addiction |

If someone is severely physically addicted to alcohol, and is at risk of getting DT's or having siezures if they quit cold turkey, is it possible to slowly reduce the amount of alcohol consumed in order to taper off of the physical addiction over time? This person can't afford to go to a medical detox facility, but they want to quit drinking.
I guess I touched a nerve with this question, seeing as there has only been a few responses. That or alcoholism is still a mystery in society. Don't know.

First of all the answer to your question is no. It can't be done. Either the person drinks or they don't. As far as not being able to afford medical detox you need to really check into it. There are programs out there that can help. If you email me I will personally look for a place for him to go.

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    • 3 Comments so far

    1. donttellme on April 6th, 2007

      normally this is done in a hospitalor related facility as they have access to tranquilizers and know what doses to give and how to watch for signs of trouble Maybe someone else can pipe in here In the meantime try AA
      References :
      AA
      Alcohol detox - Fighting alcoholism
      Get help fighting your alcohol addiction with alcohol detox. … Most people do not realize that alcohol detox can actually be quite dangerous. …
      http://www.druglibrary.org/encyclopedia/alcohol-detox-2.html - 10k - Cached - More from this site

    2. calired67 on April 6th, 2007

      First of all the answer to your question is no. It can't be done. Either the person drinks or they don't. As far as not being able to afford medical detox you need to really check into it. There are programs out there that can help. If you email me I will personally look for a place for him to go.
      References :

    3. mahawi61 on April 7th, 2007

      Can be done if you have the will. But please do it gradually.
      I live in a country where Alcohol is banned and a lot of people have no choice but to taper off.
      References :

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