Short Answer: no, alcoholism cannot be cured at this time.
The reality of the situation is that once the disease is fully develped there are only two possible options:
1. Abstinence: It is possible to keep the advancement of the problems in a state of remission by not drinking. Alcoholism is, by definition a progressive disease. It will always get worse never better with continued alcohol use. Even if an alcoholic hasn’t been drinking for a long time, he or she can still suffer a relapse. Not drinking is the safest course for most people with Alcoholism.
2. Continued Drinking: If the alcoholic continues to drink problems will get worse. Alcohol affects biology and health, causes psychological problems, social-relationship problems and even moral or spiritual problems. Drinking alcohol is essentially ingesting poison; it destroys tissue.
Every year or two like clockwork headlines appear that we have created a pill or some cutting edge treatment to ‘cure’ alcoholism. These claims have not come to reality.
To me the solution is simply if you do not want trouble with alcohol…don’t drink. If only it were that easy.
For more answers check out our Frequently Asked Questions on alcohol.
There is, however some evidence of progress in treating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Treatment - As claimed and declared by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, this scientific invention on mouse embryo certainly shows a new hope in developing treatment for fetal alcohol syndrome with a promise that fetus is …
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5 responses so far ↓
1 Patrick // Jul 6, 2008 at
I wonder too about the question for some people who are already living a successful life in recovery: even if the magic pill did come along, allowing you to once again drink like a normal person, would you take it? I’m pretty sure most in recovery are practically offended at the idea, and are happy to have found a program that gives them a new way to live along a spiritual path of growth. In a way, our disease can be a blessing if it leads us to spiritual growth in recovery (that might have been absent if we had led a “normal” life).
What do you think, Bill? Would you take the magic pill if it came along?
2 tongyun // Jul 7, 2008 at
This places so much of the burden of recovery on the addict that if recovery occurred in a vacuum, no one would ever get well. However, thank goodness for friends, family and support groups like AA. With them, some addicts would never find their way to recovery.
3 Bill Urell // Jul 7, 2008 at
Patrick,
I did a podcast to answer that question…
http://addictionrecoverybasics.com/2008/07/07/if-invented-wo…iction-podcastif-invented-would-you-take-the-magic-pill-that-would-allow-a-return-to-drug-and-alcohol-use-without-addiction-podcast/
Regards,
Bill
4 Leeuh // Jul 9, 2008 at
That explains a lot. Now I understand what people mean when they say they are a ‘recovering alcoholic,’ and at time it is for up to 20 plus years. I knew that concerning addiction to drugs, you were never ‘fully recovered’ but merely ‘recovering’ for the rest of your life. I guess I thought the two were different though.
5 Sheila Joyce Gibbs // Jul 9, 2008 at
I’ve not had a ‘drink’ since April 16th/07, just 3 days after losing my beloved husband. And, how did I do it? Well, it was extremely easy. As alcohol destroyed both of our health badly. Therefore, if I want to continue living & taking care of myself, our home, our cats, instead of being in a ‘care facility’, I easily let it go !!! Just look at the young man struggling with survival, after the car accident with Hulk Hogan’s son! Do you want to end up like that? From drinking?
I sure as hell DON’T !!!
I’m afraid what’s happened is many of our GOVERNMENT leaders DRINK, and therefore, story’s like mine & many others, are basically ignored!
Our beautiful society has absolutely NO idea whatsoever, just how dangerous the stuff is, & if we HAD known, well, things would be so much better, & my husband would still be alive !
Just because it is a legal substance, MEANS NOTHING !!! Other than idiots like me, feel quite confident that there is absolutely no reason NOT to drink….guzzle guzzle guzzle !!!
/sjg
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