I have a dear friend who has a problem with alcohol. He is now hallucinating very badly.
Do all clinics only accept you on a voluntary basis as we have tried to get him into a clinic but they wont take him ubless its voluntary. Do you know of anything I can do to help him? I live in S.A.
2007-02-28 16:23:53 · 11 answers · asked by june l 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
There are two kinds of hallucinations associated with alcohol. The first is alcoholic hallucinosis, where the person, while they're still actively drinking, has their brain impaired sufficiently enough to lose touch with reality. The second is due to alcoholic withdrawal, either when the person has stopped suddenly or has greatly reduced their alcohol intake.
The latter is a medical emergency, in that if the person doesn't immediately go into a carefully controlled sedative regimen in a hospital setting, he may suffer seizures or even death. The former also requires urgent treatment, as it is a strong sign of alcohol-related brain damage. Such people will have a reduced intelligence, difficulty making decisions, and poor memory - all not great points of entry to a voluntary clinic.
You need to contact your local government drug & alcohol support line on his behalf and let them know about the situation, to see what involuntary options are available. I doubt that he is any position for a voluntary program to work, but if he stabilises and eventually realises that people want him to seek help, with time he may turn around. The optimal therapy would be for him to be supervised by a drug and alcohol psychiatrist.
Good luck.
2007-02-28 16:35:37 · answer #1 · answered by Testaco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, yet prolonged alcohol dependence could reason a syndrome reminiscent of schizophrenia. Alcohol hallucinosis could properly be very reminiscent of schizophrenia. This generally occurs in the time of withdrawal and does not generally final long. yet schizophrenia maximum ordinarily starts off interior the youth as much as the later 20's. some people can advance it later. Alcohol-triggered psychoses tend to advance later, after years of heavy ingesting. even nevertheless it fairly is commonplace or spectacular that as quickly as people start to advance warning signs of schizophrenia they attempt to self-medicate with alcohol or drugs.
2016-09-30 01:15:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a person with a severe drinking problem tries to quit suddenly, yes it can cause hallucinations, nausea, headaches, and even death. The clinic will accept and treat him, he will need to set up a payment plan if he doesn't have the cash to cover it.
2007-02-28 16:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by dolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to rehab and it changed my life. get him some AA help. i am sober for the first time in my life and living grateful for all of God's blessings. Alcohol is a path to hell, a true living hell on earth, no other way to put it. yet, no one can make the alcoholic see that, but himself, AA is the only way to go. They have been there... WE care. God is AA. The devil loves destroying lives. Get some AA help, it is called a 12th step call. Help save his life. It is fatal.
2007-02-28 17:38:17 · answer #4 · answered by shallytally 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like delerious tremors..or the DT'S..Does it happen when the person has not had alcohol for a while ..if so thats it. Mind you after a certain amount of alcohol all the women around me are beautiful. But like cinderella they turn into pumpkins when I am sober
2007-02-28 16:28:02 · answer #5 · answered by Jerry G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, rehab centers only accept volonteers because the person has to want to change, if they don't want to they won't and yes alcohol abuse can cause halucinations because it can damage your brain. These are all things to bring up to your friend and talk to him about getting into rehab.
2007-02-28 16:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is a strong Drug.If you drink heavy you can die, you most certainly can Hallucinate.What is he seeing.Maybe there's other drugs he is using too.L.S.D.perhaps.He has to want help.You can't help a drunk. They will take you down with them.You can assist him if he wants Therapy or Counseling,be his friend.You can't change him.He must do that himself only.
2007-02-28 16:35:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless he wants help or is convinced he needs help there is nothing anyone can do.
Even if he was foced into a place he would drink as soon as he got out if he does not want to quit.
2007-02-28 16:28:29 · answer #8 · answered by Alter Ego 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have never heard of that before . I have tripped out but I was smoking weed. He should just go voluntarily. That sounds aweful.
2007-02-28 16:27:46 · answer #9 · answered by primamaria04 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes it messes with your brain and causes slured speach loss of balance and hallucinations
2007-02-28 16:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by life aint a fary tale 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋