Alcoholism
1．Yes, alcoholism can be treated．Alcoholism treatment programs use both counseling and medi-cation（药物治疗）to help a person stop drinking．Most alcoholics need help to recover from their dis-ease．With support and treatment, many people are able to stop drinking and rebuild their lives.
2．A range of medication is used to treat alcoholism．Benzodiazepines（苯二氮平类药物）are some-times used during the first days after a person stops drinking to help him or her safely withdraw fromalcoh01.However,these medications are not used beyond the first few days because they may be high—ly addictive.Other medications help people remain sober（清醒）.One medication used for this purposeis naltrexone（环丙甲羟二）．When combined with counseling，naltrexone can reduce the strong desire for alcohol and help pr a person from returnmg to heaVy drinking.Another medica—tion,disulfiram（戒酒硫）,discourages drinking by the person feel sick if he or she drinks al—coh01-Though several medications help treat alcoholism,there is no“magic bullet”.DeVeloping new and more effective medications to treat alcoholism remains a high priority for researchers.
3.Alcoholism treatment works for many people.But just like any chronic disease,there are different leV—els of success in treatment.sOme people stop drinking and remain sober.Others cannot stop drinking for anylength of time.With treatment,one thing is clear,howeVer,the longer a person stops drinking alcohol'the rnore likely he or she wiU be able to stay sober.
4.No,alcoholism cannot be cured at this time.Even if an alcoholic hasn't been drinking for a longtime,he or she can stiU return to the drinking habit.To guard against it,an alcoholic must continue to avoid all alcoholic drinks.
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