Alkoholismus
https://web.de/magazine/gesundheit/alkohol-suchtgefaehrdet-abhaengig-30516816
https://www.zeit.de/2021/30/thomas-vinterberg-der-rausch-alkohol-mads-mikkelsen
https://www.n-tv.de/leben/Die-versteckte-Alkoholsucht-article22845666.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-de-DE
https://web.de/magazine/gesundheit/finger-alkohol-studie-empfiehlt-40-jaehrigen-verzicht-37111020
https://www.zeit.de/zett/2022-07/alkoholismus-sucht-jugend-trinken-abhaengigkeit/seite-1
https://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/2022/03/alkoholsucht-abhaengigkeit-liebeskolumne
https://foodie.feinschmecker.de/trends-und-stories/eva-biringer-trinken-gehoerte-zu-meiner-identitaet?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-de-DE
Vergleich:
Siehe: Alcohol
Alkoholismus: Lach. +
Nux-v. + Phos.
Fettleber: Card-m. Form. Hep. Stann-met
------------------ + schlaflos/verstopft/erbrechen: Apoc.
[Henry C. Allen, M.D. – 1836-1909]
Syphilinum – Teeth decay at edge of gum and
break off. Craving alcohol, in any form. Hereditary tendency to alcoholism (Asar., Psor., Tub., Sulph., Sul-ac)
[William Boericke]
Carbon-s.: In patients broken down by abuse
of alcohol. Sensitive patients < cold, wasted muscles and skin and mucous
membranes anæsthetic.
[Françoise Sagan: "Bonjour Tristesse"]
Der Morgen war unangenehm, sicher wegen der vielen Whiskeys vom Abend zuvor. Als ich aufwachte, lag ich quer über dem Bett im Finstern, meine Lippen waren steif
und geschwollen, meine Glieder versanken in einer unerträglichen Feuchtigkeit. Ein Sonnenstrahl sickerte durch die Schlitze im Fensterladen, und ich sah dichte Reihen
von Staub darin aufsteigen. Ich hatte weder Lust aufzustehen, noch im Bett liegen zu bleiben.
[Dr.
James Tyler Kent]
Agar: Red nose, as if frostbitten. It
is as good as Ledum and Lachesis
for the red-tipped nose in old drunkards. This remedy is a great antidote to
alcoholic beverages.
Selen: It is of great value in drunkards.
Irresistible desire for alcoholic stimulants. Symptoms worse after sleep,
especially on a hot day.
[W.A.
Dewey]
Remedies that have been used successfully in the craving for spirituous liquors
are Sulphur, Nux-vomica and Arsenicum.
[C.M.F. Boenninghausen]
Opium in Alcoholism
[W.A. Dewey M.D.]
Sul-ac.: chronic alcoholism corresponds
to inebriates on their last legs, who are pale, shriveled
and cold, whose stomach will not tolerate the slightest amount of food.
Cannot drink water unless it be well
whiskied. They are quick and hasty in everything, and
have a great and constant craving for brandy. It suits the sour breath and
vomiting of alcoholic dyspepsia.
Ran-b.: the tincture has been found to be most
calming in attacks of delirium tremens. It is undoubtedly one of our best
remedies in the treatment of acute alcoholism.
Bad effects of excess in drink, in
hiccough and even in epileptiform attacks and
delirium tremens
[Dr. P. Rajagopalarao]
Scut. remarkable effect of calming the
nervousness in delirium tremens.
[Silindelo
Minenhle Zondi]
Carbn-s.: < at night and from warmth of
bed. The best remedy for anxious, depressed and distracted patients after long
term consumption of alcohol stimulants and
they become irritable, short-tempered in such a way
they break things they are carrying in
their hands (Kent and Savage 1989; Vermeulen and
Bakker 2001).
Paprikakur für Alkohol-/Opiumabhängigen
[Farokh Master]
Quercus in case of vertigo (+ alcoholics/vertigo of
people who have some spleenic affections).
Antialkoholkur 50 gr. Kümmel
mit 1 Litr kochendem Wasser übergießen.
1e Tag: 4 - 5 Tassen schluckweise
2e Tag: 4 Tassen schluckweise
3e Tag: 3 Tassen schluckweise
4e Tag: 2 Tassen schluckweise
danach 2 - 3 Wochen 1 Tasse
schluckweise trinken
Folgen: 1. Erbrechen, 2. Durchfall +
URIN/Schweiß
Bei Rückfall wiederholen
Bauchweh: wärmendes Kissen
Kopf-/Ohr-/Zahnweh: gemahlene Samen mit
Wein besprengt
[Saumya Sharma]
Dr. C.M.F. Von Boenninghausen’s
Recommendations In Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
Dr. Saumya Sharma
shares Boenninghausenhausen’s thoughts on treating
alcoholism, which include the use of herbs, diet, homeopathic remedies and tiny
doses
of opium tincture. She lists Ars alb.,
Lach., Nuxvom, and Sulph among other remedies useful in treating this
disorder.
Abstract: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a
psychiatric syndrome which affects both the physical and mental health of the
individual. Moreover, it also causes social problems with family, friends and
work, thus impacting the quality of life of the sufferer. Alcohol abuse is one
of the main killers of young men in India today.
The depths of its strong roots in India can be
understood from the data available from the 2003 World Health Survey (total
sample size n = 722; males n = 658 and females n = 64), the mean value (in
grams) of pure alcohol consumed per day among drinkers was 35.9 (total), 38.3
(males) and 12.9 (females).
Can homoeopathy offer help in such cases? Dr.
C.M.F. Von Boenninghausenhausen in his article,
“Concerning Philoposia” has given directions for
handling such cases. This brief article is an attempt to review his philosophy
and the literature available for this disorder.
Alcohol is a psychoactive substance which has
an effect on individual in multiple ways. It acts primarily on the central
nervous system, both immediately and over
a period of time, and affects, both directly
and indirectly, almost all body organs and systems. The impact of
globalization, industrialization, migration and media invasion is leading to a
major shift into the lives of people. People are embracing new lifestyles,
cultures and practices, giving rise to new problems such as the increasing use
and abuse of alcohol. Consumption of alcohol is now synonymous with family’s/
individual’s status in the society. The key problem area is heavy episodic or
“binge” drinking. Different patterns of usage of alcohol is seen ranging from
one-time use, occasional use, regular use, hazardous use to harmful use
eventually leading to “Dependence”.
Presently, the conditions of dependence and harmful
use of alcohol are grouped as Alcohol Use Disorder in DSM-V which were separate
in DSM-IV.2
As per the definition, Dependence Syndrome is,
“A cluster of behavioural, cognitive, and physiological phenomena that develop
after repeated alcohol use and that typically include a strong desire,
difficulties in controlling its use, persisting in its use despite harmful
consequences, a higher priority given to alcohol use than to other activities
and obligations, increased tolerance, and sometimes a physical withdrawal
state”
Global Information System on Alcohol and Health
(GISAH), developed by WHO presents the data that, Worldwide, 3.3 million deaths
every year result from harmful use of alcohol, this represent 5.9 % of all
deaths. WHO estimates that there are about 2 billion people worldwide who
consume alcoholic beverages, out of which 76.3 million have diagnosable alcohol
use disorder.3 In India, the situation is much worse. The United Nations Office
on Drugs and Crime and the Ministry
of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government
of India, have recently reported the extent, pattern and trends of drug abuse
in India, including alcohol abuse (Ray, 2004)4. The National Household Survey
reported the current one-month-period use for alcohol to be 21.4%. Of the total
alcohol-users, 17%, were classified as dependent users based on ICD 10.
Applying the prevalence estimates to the population figures of India for 2001,
it was estimated that there are 62.5 million alcohol-users (62.5/1000
population) and 10.6 million dependent users in India (Ray, 2004)4.
The effects of alcohol use by an individual are
widespread and noticeable in all spheres (physical, psychological, social, and
economical) of an individual’s life.
Moreover, the harmful use of alcohol results in
a significant health, social and economic burden on society at large. Alcohol
estimated to cause about 20–30% of oesophageal cancer, liver cancer, cirrhosis
of the liver, homicide, epileptic seizures, and motor vehicle crashes
worldwide. Unintentional injuries alone account for about one third of the
deaths due to alcohol (WHO, 2004)5.
The following symptoms are observed in person
suffering from Alcohol Use Disorder:
Craving- i.e. a strong need, or compulsion to drink.
Loss
of Control- i.e. Inability to limit one’s drinking on any given occasion.
Physical Dependence- i.e. Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating,
shakiness and anxiety, occur when alcohol use is stopped after a period of
heavy drinking.
Tolerance- i.e. the need to drink greater amounts of alcohol in order to
get high.
CAN HOMOEOPATHY HELP?
Worldwide, over 200 million people use
homeopathy on a regular basis. In India, where homoeopathy is a national
medical system, the market is growing at 25% a year, and more than 100 million
people depend solely on this form of therapy for their health care. Homoeopathy
is one of the most popular systems of medicine, sought after by suffering
patients. It is playing a major role in integrating the public healthcare
delivery system of India due to its wide acceptance by people at large. This acceptance is mainly due to its
simplicity, affordability, safety and holistic and approach.
Homoeopathy offers a much safer, more effective
and holistic treatment in such cases of Alcohol Use Disorder.
Some medicines indicated: Ars. Asar. Canth. Caps. Crot-h. Lach. Nux-v. Op. Phos. Puls. Sel. Sulph. Sul-ac. Syph. Many rubrics in homoeopathic repertories are given
for complaints of alcoholic drinkers. Below is a list of useful rubrics from
some basic repertories:
KENT’S REPERTORY
Stomach: Desires:
Alcoholic drinks
Desires: Beer
Desires: Brandy
Desires: Whisky
Desires: Wine
Generalities Alcoholic stimulants
Mind: Mania-a-potu
Confusion of mind (see concentration):
Spirituous liquors, from
Head:Pain, headache
in general: Spirituous liquors: From
BOENNINGHAUSENHAUSEN’S CHARACTERISTIC REPERTORY
Appetite: Desires: Alcoholic liquors
Mind:
Alcoholism, intoxication, etc.
<:from Spirituous;
Head:
Internal: Alcoholic liquors
Eyes: <:
Alcoholism, from
Nose:
Bleeding: Alcoholics
Stomach & Epigastrium: Digestion: Weak: Alcoholics, in
Sensation and
complaints in general: Trembling: Alcoholics of
POCKET BOOK
Desires: Beer/Brandy/Wine
Food and drink: < Alcoholic stimulants in
general
WHAT DR. BOENNINGHAUSENHAUSEN SUGGESTS IN SUCH
CASES?
Opiates have been used for centuries for their
pain relieving and euphorigenic properties. Although
they possess several beneficial properties, including vasodilatory
action and unmatched analgesic effectiveness, the positive reinforcing (euphorigenic) properties of opiates create the potential
for addiction (+/o. dependence). Through
this article, I am not advocating the use of opium, but sharing a method that
Dr Von Boenninghausenhausen used (sparingly) as an
adjunct to homeopathic treatment in cases of Alcohol Use Disorder.
“Philoposia”, the
term Boenninghausen has discussed in his article,
“Concerning Philoposia”( Allg.
hom. Zeit., Vol 60,pg 171)7, meant what we today understand as Alcohol
Use Disorder. The word ‘philoposia’ had its origin in
the Greek language meaning ‘mania for drinking’.
Dr. Boenninghausen
was much concerned about the frightful consequences that this “passion”
inflicts not only on the drunkard himself but also on his whole family.
He instructed in such cases to give the
patients a few dietary instructions and giving a few drops of Opium tincture.
First and foremost he gave some therapeutic and
dietary hints for the intoxicated state:
When
caused by beer- instruct patient to take large quantities of Chinese tea and
then as per indications Rhus-t. or Nux-v. can be given.
When
caused by brandy- salt water to be given first, and later Puls. to be administered.
When
caused by wine- bitter almond to be chewed first and afterwards Nux-v. to be given. And in wines containing acids,
> Ant-c.
corresponds better to the indications.
In
cases where drunken person is lying with red face, staring eyes and twitching
in muscles of face- administer Opium and Bell. in alteration after every 15 minutes, until
the patient recovers and then whatever symptoms call for.
All the above indications are for improving the
bodily condition but what concerned most to the master was the real ‘philoposia’ which he calls “the disease, the essence of
which lies in moral and physical necessity of drunkard falling into vice of
drunkenness as soon as previous intoxication has passed off.”
He further says, “The physician, therefore in
such case has to solve the double problem of first improving the bodily
condition, and then causing an antipathy to spirituous liquors in general.”
On use of Opium tincture in these cases, he
instructs, “For the cure of the bodily mania for drinking, there is no doubt
that Poppy-juice (Opium) stands at the head of all the remedies of this class.
With incipient drinkers, repeated use of this remedy alone will give great
results, as in such cases it is sufficient of itself to extinguish not only the
ill effects of intoxication but also to induce a sort of repugnance to
spirituous liquors in general.”
The dosage that he advises in such cases is 2-3
drops at a dose of Tinctura Opii
either to be administered in their morning cup of coffee or while they are
unaware of it because most of the patients are averse to taking medicine.
Also, in such cases, he strongly suggests the
use of milk as a dietetic remedy. In these cases, milk continually increases
aversion to spirituous drinks. He advocates physicians
to take account of this naturally occurring
phenomenon in their practice. It is worth noting that persons who have this
strong inclination towards spirituous liquors usually have an aversion to
drinking milk and a repugnance to it.
A few doses of Ignatia
may be needed after Opium, especially in cases where in returning soberness and
clear perception there is depth of grief, sorrow and remorse which opposes
obstruction to progress of recovery. Thus, Boenninghausen
has given clear instructions for an approach to Alcohol Use Disorder.
For all those medical men who would wonder if
taking a few drops of opium tincture could develop an addiction and/or
dependence, I would refer to what opioid dependence
means. Opioid dependence is a chronic relapsing
condition characterized by compulsive self-administration of opioids despite adverse consequences.
So, taking few drops of tincture, in my
opinion, wouldn’t do any harm. Opium tincture is not part of any homeopathic
protocol these days.
[Nova]
Dr. Christine Blume, Schlafforscherin an der Uni Basel
Alkoholkonsum in einer Schlaflabor-Untersuchung
Bei einer Untersuchung im Schlaflabor ist herausgekommen, dass Alkohol
erst einmal beim Einschlafen hilft, denn er macht müde.
"Alkohol dämpft erst
einmal die Gehirnaktivität. Das kommt daher, dass er an Rezeptoren in den
Nervenzellen wirkt, an denen auch klassische Schlaf- und Beruhigungsmittel
wirken."
Im Laufe der Nacht wird der Alkohol dann in der Leber verstoffwechselt und dabei entsteht Acetaldehyd.
Dieser Stoff ist für uns giftig. Er beschleunigt den Puls, wir schwitzen und
uns wird übel. "Der Körper befindet sich nach dem Alkoholkonsum in einem
Stresszustand und so kann man nicht gut schlafen", sagt Dr. Christine
Blume. Acetaldehyd ist auch der Stoff, der am Ende
für den Kater sorgt.
Schlafstadien nach Alkoholkonsum
Normalerweise durchlaufen wir in der Nacht in regelmäßigen Zyklen alle
Schlafstadien. Wir fallen zunächst in einen ganz leichten Schlaf, das ist die
Einschlafphase.
Dann wechseln sich Leichtschlaf, Tiefschlaf und REM-Schlaf
ab. Auch das Aufwachen gehört zur Nacht dazu. Meist erinnern wir uns aber nicht
an die circa 20 Male, die
wir nachts wach waren.
Haben wir getrunken, macht das auch etwas mit unseren Schlafstadien.
Die verschiedenen Anteile unserer Schlafstadien verändern sich. Zu Beginn der
Nacht sorgt der Alkohol sogar häufig für mehr Tiefschlaf.
"Alkohol wurde ja auch
früher als Narkosemittel
eingesetzt. Da gibt es eine ziemlich offensichtliche Parallele."
Schaut man sich aber die ganze Nacht an, dann ist der Anteil an
Tiefschlaf nach dem Trinken eher geringer. Eine Ausnahme gibt es: Wir haben
sehr viel getrunken.
Dann haben wir auch viel Tiefschlaf.
Die zweite Nachthälfte wird für die meisten dann unruhiger. Denn wir
wachen häufiger auf und sind länger wach. Das sorgt auch dafür, dass wir uns am
nächsten Tag
nicht erholt fühlen.