酒精使用障碍（AUD）是对酒精的身心依赖。
这种慢性疾病可能包括症状，例如使用酒精的强烈需求，即使使用变得有问题。一旦您停止使用酒精，症状也可能包括紧张的戒断期。
If you or someone you know is living with an AUD, the good news is that there are many different treatment options, and your doctor can help you choose the best one for you. They may recommend detoxification, medication, or relapse prevention training.
Read on to learn more about how AUD is treated.
无法治愈AUD。从AUD恢复的道路可能是一个需要各种治疗或疗法的漫长过程。
专家建议您的个人治疗计划可能基于您的American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria结果以及个人情况，例如：
- history of alcohol use dependency and alcohol withdrawal
- other medical or psychiatric conditions
- interest in treatment options
- 身体和社会环境
如果您想采取措施获得AUD治疗，请与医生预约。他们可能会问您一系列问题，以确定依赖性的严重性。这些问题还可以帮助他们确定满足您需求的最佳治疗选择。
Your doctor or therapist may recommend one or more of the following treatment options:
- detoxification
- 药物
- relapse prevention training, including therapy and behavior modification
Detoxification
Many treatment plans begin with a detoxification program to help treat your withdrawal symptoms after you stop drinking alcohol.
排毒通常在住院治疗中心或医院中进行。通常需要1周才能完成。由于身体戒断的症状可能会危及生命，因此您也可能会得到治疗以防止的药物：
- 摇晃
- confusion
- sweating
- agitation
- restlessness
- irritability
- nausea
- 呕吐
- insomnia
- tachycardia (rapid heartbeat)
- hallucinations
- convulsions
Therapy and behavioral modification
您的医生可能会将您一对一地引用therapyor group counseling.
治疗的好处
Working with a therapist can help determine your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and can help get to the root cause of your AUD. Some other benefits of therapy can include:
- 为您的依赖制定应对策略
- 表达自己而不担心审判
- 实践自我意识
- learning to create healthier behaviors to help curb dependency
Behavior modification
People who’re dependent on alcohol may need tolearn skills并应对一旦离开治疗中心或返回熟悉的环境，可以帮助避免酒精。
Your doctor may refer you to a counselor or other treatment program to help you learn those skills and coping strategies.
找到支持小组
Support groups当您接受AUD治疗时，可能会特别有用。支持小组可以帮助您与面临类似挑战的其他人建立联系。他们可以帮助回答问题，提供鼓励并指示您支持资源。
But keep in mind that support groups aren’t for everyone, and they may not be helpful for some people.
支持小组的类型
There are a few differentsupport groups专门用于解决酒精依赖。也有家人和朋友的团体帮助亲人应对AUD。其中一些包括：
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Al-Anon（适用于与奥德住在一起的朋友和家人）
- 阿拉滕
- 全国酗酒儿童协会
- 国家酒精中毒和毒品依赖理事会
-
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - local alcoholic support groups
Medications
Several药物用于治疗aud。他们包括：
- Naltrexone.This blocks the feel-good effects that alcohol has on your brain. Without those good feelings, you may feel less inclined to drink.
- 囊酸。This may help combat alcohol cravings by restoring the balance of certain chemicals in your brain.
- 二硫仑。这是一种含酒精的药物，可以使您在喝酒时生病来起作用。当与酒精结合使用时，会引起潮红，恶心和头痛。
- 重要的是要记住，这种药物是AUD最不受欢迎的药物，因为副作用对某些人来说可能是危险的，并且不会治疗AUD的核心症状。
纳曲酮的口服片剂或注射形式可用。Vivitrol是医生每月可以给您一次的药物的一种注射形式。这可能比口服药丸更可靠和方便，尤其是如果您认为自己可能会忘记或不愿意每天服用药丸。
AUD会对您的身体造成身体伤害，从而导致各种并发症。例如，它可以增加您的风险：
- heart disease
- 多种癌症
- scarring of your liver, known ascirrhosis
- inflammation of your stomach lining, known asgastritis
- 失智和其他神经系统疾病
- 勃起功能障碍
依赖性通常伴随着某些心情或心理健康状况，例如抑郁或焦虑。除了对AUD的治疗外，您可能需要为您遇到的其他并发症寻求医疗服务。
Treating AUD may be a lifelong journey. You may experience relapses and temptations, but this is completely normal. It’s not uncommon to slip in and out of sobriety on your recovery journey.
有些人在第一次寻求治疗时从AUD中恢复过来，而另一些人可能需要进行几次治疗尝试。您尝试的越多，成功的机会就越高。
