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Treating alcohol addiction: coding, medication and psychotherapy

18 September 2026

Almost everyone who rings for the first time asks which form of coding works best. The answer begins with a different question: what exactly do you want to stop — the drinking, or the illness that leads to it?

Getting free of an alcohol addiction almost always takes professional help. The method is chosen to suit the person's condition and the nature of the addiction, but two separate things always have to be broken: the physical craving and the psychological habit.

The second of those is harder and takes far longer. It is why someone who has successfully "been coded" is back to the same pattern a month after the term ends — everything that pushed them towards a drink is still there.

The three approaches used most often

Which one to choose

Practice shows that any single method buys a pause rather than recovery. The pause matters too — it saves health and sometimes life — but it should not be counted on as treatment.

That is why the centre combines the methods: the physical state is dealt with first, then the person enters a programme of daily work with a psychologist and in a therapy group, and the family learns at the same time how to support without rescuing.

Frequently asked questions

Can someone be coded without their consent?

No. Medical treatment requires the person's own voluntary decision, and without it any procedure becomes a formality that they will get around at the first opportunity.

Why do people relapse after coding?

Because coding acts on the craving, not on its causes. When the term ends, the person is left with the same thinking, the same surroundings and the same ways of releasing tension.

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