Orthomolecular alcoholism treatment, a treatment that focuses on giving supplements for alcoholics, differs from other alcohol dependency treatments in so far as it focuses on the physical damage to the brain that is caused by alcohol dependence.
Only by restoring the molecular balance, can alcoholics comfortably remain abstinent.
It is in stark contrast to the traditional 12-step method, which attempts to correct the behavioral, spiritual and emotional causes of alcoholism, paying no attention to the physical damage alcohol may have caused. It stresses on the importance of accepting addiction as a disease that could be arrested but not eliminated.
However, the two approaches are not mutually exclusive. In fact Bill W., one of the founding fathers of Alcoholics Anonymous was of the belief that correcting damage at the molecular level, with nutritional and vitamin supplements, was an important factor in treating alcohol dependency. The alcoholic’s body requires the proper nutrients in adequate amounts to be able to return to normal metabolic functioning. However is advised by orthomolecular practitioners that once they have been 'fixed' at the molecular level, recovering alcoholics should attend 12-step meetings regularly.
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Lead Writer/Reviewer : Kayla Loibl
Licensed Medical Health Professional
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I am a Mental Health Counselor who is licensed in both New York (LMHC) and North Carolina (LCMHC). I have been working in the Mental Health field since 2015. I have worked in a residential setting, an outpatient program and an inpatient addictions program. I began working in Long Island, NY and then in Guelph, Ontario after moving to Canada. Read More
Sources:
NCBI. 12-Step Interventions and Mutual Support Programs for Substance Use Disorders: An Overview. August 26, 2013. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753023/
NCBI. Treatment of the Depressed Alcoholic Patient. December 1, 2013. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3712746/
Orthomolecular. Treatment Protocol for Alcoholism. July 1, 2005. http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v01n06.shtml
University of Rochester Medical Center. Alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=2623
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