In this video, Dr. Anna Lembke explains what it’s like to detox from alcohol and begin the recovery process. She describes how to treat both alcohol withdrawal and alcohol addiction, as they are different diseases and it’s important to understand both for successful long-term recovery.
Dr. Lembke explains the bio-psycho-social model of addiction, and emphasizes that while recovery can be a long-term process, it’s never too late to get treatment for addiction.
0:00 Introduction
0:09 How do you detox from alcohol?
2:15 How do you treat withdrawal from alcohol?
3:56 How do you treat alcoholism?
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Dr. Anna Lembke is Professor and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Lembke was one of the first in the medical community to sound the alarm regarding opioid overprescribing and the opioid epidemic. Her clinical focus is on Addiction Medicine, Pain and Addiction, Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction, and Behavioral Addictions.
The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, 6/9/2022. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority or your healthcare practitioner for advice.
This video is a production of the Stanford Center for Health Education team, in collaboration with Stanford Medicine and the Stanford Center for Professional Development.
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1 июн 2024
