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Alcohol addiction

Alcohol addiction is a chronic condition characterized by a gradual loss of control over alcohol use, with consumption increasing in amount and/or frequency in order to achieve the same effects (a phenomenon known as tolerance), and which may have significant effects on physical, mental, and social health.

People who come to us to begin a treatment program for alcohol addiction often report difficulties in personal relationships, social withdrawal, and experiences of restlessness or irritability. Family members, friends, and partners also turn to us to receive psychological support so they can best support their loved ones in their recovery journey from alcohol addiction.

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If the problem concerns you directly, book an introductory meeting. If the problem concerns a loved one, book a family consultation.

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How to recognize alcohol addiction

If you suspect that you or a loved one may be experiencing alcohol addiction, it is essential to intervene as soon as possible.
Key signs:
  • Inability to limit alcohol consumption or to abstain from drinking even for short periods;
  • Needing to drink to cope with stress, negative emotions, or other social situations (loss of inhibitions);
  • Onset of withdrawal symptoms, such as anxiety, tremors, sweating, and restlessness when use is discontinued;
  • Difficulty in keeping to work, social and family commitments.
Long-term risks:
  • Damage to the liver, heart and nervous system;
  • Psychological/psychiatric problems such as depression and anxiety;
  • Difficulties in personal relationships, social withdrawal, and experiences of restlessness or irritability.

Take a free test to assess whether you may have developed an alcohol addiction. You will simply be asked to answer a set of straightforward questions based on the most widely recognized international standards.

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The treatment program for alcohol addiction

Introductory meeting

For the treatment of alcohol addiction, at IEuD we offer a personalized, evidence-based treatment program designed around you. Your first contact with us takes place through an introductory meeting, an essential moment to understand your situation. During this meeting, one of our professionals will work with you to assess whether treatment program of care may be appropriate, in a spirit of full transparency, with thirty minutes dedicated to listening and sharing information that will be useful for the next steps.

Introductory meeting
Family counseling
Assessment and diagnosis

Following the introductory meeting, the IEuD treatment pathway includes an assessment and diagnosis phase structured across 3 interviews with 3 different professionals, each of whom will work with you to gather information about your personal history, lived experiences, and health status, within their respective areas of expertise.

You will therefore meet with a psychiatric rehabilitation therapist (TERP), a psychotherapist, and a psychiatrist. The meeting with our psychiatric rehabilitation therapist (TERP) is essential for gathering information about your history of use and how the substance or behavior has become part of your life. The psychiatrist will be responsible for assessing your health status in relation to substance use and establishing a diagnosis. The psychotherapist will help you explore your lived experiences as you perceive them to be connected to your current experience of addiction.

Feedback meeting

At the conclusion of the three sessions, a date will be scheduled for a feedback meeting, during which you will meet again with the three professionals together with the senior supervisor of the care team. In this setting, the key points that emerged during the process will be shared with you, along with the diagnosis and the treatment proposal, which you are free to accept or decline.

Some of the specialist services available at IEuD

We can provide all the services you may need.

The proposed treatment may involve a range of specialized services, because just as each individual is unique, each experience of addiction is unique, and different approaches may be the most appropriate for care. In addition to routine medical examinations, at IEuD we offer a wide range of services.

Individual psychotherapy

A safe space to better understand yourself and move toward change, with specialists in addiction care.

Closer App

The App that strengthens the therapeutic connection during the treatment program.

Inpatient treatment

Safe detoxification with medical assistance and specialist support.

Hair test

Analysis to detect substances, with personalized medical consultation.

rTMS

Non-invasive technique to support addiction treatment.

Medication-based treatment

To manage craving, mood, and prevent any relapses.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have any questions or concerns?
Do not hesitate to write to us.

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Testimonials

Alcohol had taken over my life, but with the help of the support program, I was able to finally stop drinking. It wasn’t easy, but now I can say that I finally feel free. I’m ready to rebuild my life.
Marco, 45 years old
When I first came to this center, I was skeptical and convinced that no one could really understand me. Yet, step by step, I began to see things differently. Here, I felt understood and supported, and I was given practical tools to address my addiction in a meaningful way.
Ilaria, 38 years old
When I started my journey at IEUD, I was convinced that I would never make it. But with the right help and a lot of determination, I managed to stop drinking and today my life has changed completely.
Antonio, 39 years old

Co-occurring addictions

Alcohol and co-occurring addictions

It is very common for a pattern of dependent use to involve not only alcohol, but more than one substance, or a substance combined with a behavioral addiction. These situations are referred to as co-occurring addictions. However, even in these cases, there is always a substance or behavior experienced as primary, meaning the one the person experiences or perceives as the most powerful, rewarding, and essential.

In cases of alcohol addiction, other forms of addiction may also be present, such as cocaine addiction, emotional dependence, and prescription medication addiction.

Cocaine addiction

Emotional dependence

Prescription medication addiction

Introductory meeting

Does the problem concern you directly? It's time to choose an approach where you are at the center.

Overcoming addiction is possible. At IEuD, we combine technological innovation with a multidisciplinary team to offer a unique, tailored treatment program that respects and supports every aspect of your daily life.

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Family counseling

Does the problem concern a loved one?

We have designed a remote consultation service for parents, partners, friends, and family members who wish to support a loved one in addressing and moving beyond a form of addiction.

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