Narcology
Narcology is a branch of medicine that studies chronic alcoholism, substance abuse and drug addiction, and also works towards developing methods for preventing and treating these addictions.
The specialist who represents this area of medicine is a narcologist.
Symptoms that require attention
Narcology is a branch of medicine that studies chronic alcoholism, substance abuse and drug addiction, and also works to develop methods for preventing and treating these addictions.
A specialist who represents this area of medicine is a narcologist.
Symptoms that require you to see a narcologist:
- dilated or constricted pupils;
- redness or cloudiness of the eyes;
- excessive pallor;
- poor coordination of movements;
- memory impairment;
- frequent mood swings;
- facial flushing;
- rapid pulse and breathing;
- increased blood pressure;
- ataxia;
- nystagmus;
- dysarthria;
- nausea, vomiting;
- convulsions
- tremor.
Most often, addicts do not contact a narcologist with their problems, since they do not consider themselves addicted to alcohol or drugs. Symptoms of addiction can be seen by others, relatives, colleagues.
Diseases that are studied by narcology:
- delirium tremens;
- alcoholic depression;
- alcoholic hallucinosis;
- alcoholic paranoid;
- alcoholic epilepsy;
- alcoholic encephalopathy;
- alcoholic psychosis;
- alcoholic pseudo-paralysis;
- Korsakov's psychosis;
- drug addiction.
Diagnostics and treatment measures in narcology
To make the main diagnosis, the narcologist needs only the results of the narcological screening. To identify additional (accompanying) pathologies, the doctor may prescribe a number of diagnostic measures:
- electroencephalogram of the brain;
- ultrasound of the abdominal organs;
- electrocardiography;
- immunochromatographic analysis;
- RH-graphy of the chest organs.
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