Antabuse - How It Works as an Alcohol Anti Addiction Medication
Antabuse (Disulfiram) was approved by the FDA for the treatment of alcohol addiction in 1951. Taking this alcohol anti addiction medication during alcohol detox produces sensitivity to alcohol that results in a highly unpleasant reaction when the patient taking it drinks alcohol even small amounts. It does this by interfering in the alcohol enzymatic metabolism (breakdown) pathway resulting in an accumulation of acetaldehyde in the blood. This toxic by-product of normal alcohol metabolism produces a complex of highly unpleasant symptoms, including intense nausea and vomiting, sweating, flushed skin, throbbing headache, respiratory difficulties, blurred vision, and confusion.
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