ANTABUSE

ănˈtəbyoos, trade name for the drug tetraethylthiuram disulfide, used in the treatment of alcoholism. Also called sulfiram, Antabuse is nontoxic, but it alters the metabolism of alcohol in the body, making it impossible for one who is taking the drug to drink without experiencing severe discomfort. When alcohol is present the drug increases the concentration of acetaldehyde in the body, causing symptoms resembling those of a bad hangover: the individual feels hot, the face becomes flushed, the neck and head throb, and nausea, vomiting, and headache may follow. Small quantities of alcohol, such as from food sauces and cough medicines, and even inhaled traces from shaving lotions and varnishes, may induce the same symptoms. The drug Temposil, or citrated calcium carbamide, has the same function as Antabuse, but is weaker and safer. The therapeutic use of Antabuse was discovered in the 1930s when workers exposed to tetraethylthiuram disulfide, a chemical used in the rubber industry, became ill after drinking alcoholic beverages.

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books on: Antabuse  - 121 results

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Technological Shortcuts to Social Change
Book by Amitai Etzioni, Richard Remp; Russell Sage Foundation, 1973
Subjects: Social Change--Case Studies, Social Problems--Case Studies, Technological Innovations--Case Studies
...5 2. Antabuse 53...and William Johnson for Chapter 2 on Antabuse, and to Nancy Gertner for Chapter 4...ones methadone for heroin addiction, antabuse for alcoholism ; an educational one...
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Beyond the Crime Lab: The New Science of Investigation
Book by Jon Zonderman; John Wiley & Sons, 1999
Subjects: Crime Laboratories, Criminal Investigation, Criminals--Identification, Electronics In Criminal Investigation
BEYOND THE CRIME LAB BEYOND THE CRIME LAB The New Science of Investigation Revised Edition JON ZONDERMAN Antabuse is a registered trademark of Wyeth Ayerst Laboratories; Depo-Provera is a registered trademark of the Upjohn Company; DNA...
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Alcoholism and Society
Book by Morris E. Chafetz, Harold W. Demone Jr.; Oxford University Press, 1962
Subjects: Alcoholism, Temperance
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Specialized Techniques in Psychotherapy
Book by Gustav Bychowski, J. Louise Despert; Basic Books, 1952
Subjects: Psychotherapy
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The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction
Book by Robert L. Dupont; American Psychiatric Press, 1997
Subjects: Recovering Addicts, Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse--Treatment, Twelve-Step Programs
...workplace drug tests. One of my patients called workplace drug tests "cocaine Antabuse" because drug tests give cocaine users a good reason not to use the drug, just as Antabuse, the medicine that makes people feel sick if they drink, gives alcoholics...
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journal articles on: Antabuse  - 27 results

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Couples Relapse Prevention Sessions after Behavioral Marital Therapy for Male Alcoholics: Outcomes during the Three Years after Starting Treatment
Journal article by Timothy J. O'Farrell, Keith A. Chouette, Henry S.G. Cutter; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 59, 1998
Subjects: Alcoholics--Psychology and mental health, Alcoholism counseling--Research, Alcoholism--Care and treatment
...elsewhere (OFarrell, 1993a), consisted of an Antabuse contract (OFarrell and Bayog, 1986) to...during the previous 90 days in the Antabuse contract and the marital behaviors (i...Antabuse contract(c...
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Twelve-Month Abstinence from Alcohol and Long-Term Drinking and Marital Outcomes in Men with Severe Alcohol Problems
Journal article by Stephen A. Maisto, James R. Mckay, Timothy J. O'Farrell; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 59, 1998
Subjects: Alcoholism--Care and treatment, Alcoholism--Research, Family--Effect of alcoholism on, Men--Psychology and mental health
...which the participant engaged in the Antabuse contract component of BMT (see OFarrell...consists of two components: use of the Antabuse contract and use of marital behaviors...groups were compared on the number of days Antabuse was reported taken at the 18-, 24- and...
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But Is He Genetically Diseased?
Journal article by Paul Billings, Mark A. Rothstein, Abby Lippman; The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 22, 1992
Subjects: Alcoholism--Genetic aspects, Confidential communications--Physicians, Genetic disorders--Diagnosis, Medical records--Access control, Physician and patient--Laws, regulations and rules, Physician-patient privilege, Physician-patient relations--Laws, regulations and rules
...and without physical complaints, requested a prescription for Antabuse, a medication causing alcohol aversion. A twenty-five-year...learned of his alcoholism when he filled his prescription for Antabuse. Although he had originally requested only the prescription...
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Medications and Alcohol Craving
Journal article by Robert M. Swift; Alcohol Research & Health, Vol. 23, 1999
Subjects: Alcoholism--Drug therapy
...acamprosate, and tiapride. The remaining medication, disulfiram (Antabuse(r)), may also possess some anticraving activity. Additional...marketed for treating alcohol dependence. Two of them--disulfiram (Antabuse(R)) and naltrexone (ReVia.sup.TM)--have been approved for this...
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Quality Chemical Dependency Treatment in an Era of Cost Containment: Clinical Guidelines for Practitioners
Journal article by Tony Pacione, Diane Jaskula; Health and Social Work, Vol. 19, 1994
Subjects: Cost (Economics)--Health aspects, Drug addicts--Care and treatment, Substance abuse--Care and treatment
...Two such medications are disulfiram (Antabuse, see Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, 1988...outpatient setting may benefit from a trial of Antabuse; if unsuccessful, the client should be...Laboratories. (1988). Guidelines for Antabuse (disulfiram) users. Philadelphia: Author...
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Medications Can Aid Recovery from Alcoholism
Magazine article by Paula Kurtzweill; FDA Consumer, Vol. 30, May 1996
Subjects: Alcoholism--Drug therapy, Disulfiram--Health aspects, Naltrexone--Health aspects
...approved for discouraging alcohol intake. Antabuse (disulfiram), sold by Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories...taking the drug. A 1986 study found that Antabuse did not improve abstinence rates, length...than counseling alone. But, patients on Antabuse who continued to drink drank less frequently...
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The Immune System vs. Stress
Magazine article by Paul L. Devito; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 123, July 1994
Subjects: Immunity (Physiology)--Psychological aspects, Immunity--Psychological aspects, Personality--Health aspects, Psychoneuroimmunology--Research, Stress (Psychology)--Health aspects
...the treatment of alcoholism. Individuals are given a drug, antabuse, that causes extreme nausea when mixed with alcohol. Subsequently, the alcoholic refrains from drinking when antabuse is ingested. By chance, Ader used cyclophosphamide (a potent...
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The World Is Too Much with Us
Magazine article by William Logan; New Criterion, Vol. 26, December 2007
Subjects: Murray, Les--Criticism and interpretation, Murray, Les--Works, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works, The Biplane Houses (Collection)--Criticism and interpretation
...My father gave my mother a drug called antabuse. It makes you sick if you drink alcohol. They were little yellow pills...
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Rocky Mountain Sheriff: Bob Cote Changes Lives, One Bum at a Time
Magazine article by Scott Walter; The American Enterprise, Vol. 13, October 2002
Subjects: Cote, Bob--Attitudes, Substance abuse--Care and treatment, Welfare recipients, Welfare--Social aspects
...enforced by countless urine and breath tests--enough to cost Cote thousands in supplies every year. Also, every resident must take Antabuse, a medicine that makes you physically ill if you drink any alcohol. Second rule: Get a job. Step 13 has placed hundreds of...
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Taking Matters into Their Own Hands
Magazine article by Susan Mandel; National Review, Vol. 42, May 28, 1990
Subjects: Focus: HOPE--Management, Human potential movement--Political aspects, Parents Against Drugs--Management, Self-help movement--Political aspects, Social change--Public participation
...residents have to give up drinking, submit to regular urine tests, and work or go to school full-time. The men are put on Antabuse, a drug that makes you sick if you drink alcohol, and are given odd jobs at $4 an hour. They have to prove themselves before...
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newspaper articles on: Antabuse  - 17 results

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DR GARETH: Is There a Pill to Keep Me Sober?
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), August 22, 2004
...successful self-help group in the world and youll meet people who understand your problems. There is a medication called antabuse which makes your body allergic to alcohol but it can be quite dangerous and you would need medical supervision. See your GP...
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Drinkers in Defiance of Gathering Demons
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), January 11, 2006
...So many years are just a blur, but I have flashbacks ( and theyre not pleasant." Kev took the drug Antabuse to tackle his problem: "Antabuse gives you a bad reaction if alcohol enters your system, and there were times when I did suffer. I dont...
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Will the Chemo Stop Me Being a Father?
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), October 1, 2006
Subjects: Cancer--Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy, Questions and answers
...IVE had an alcohol problem for years but heard a drug called antabuse can help me stop. Does it work? A QUITTING drinking is hard...refer you to your local community addiction team for advice. Antabuse causes the body to violently reject alcohol but it can have...
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So Where Did It All Go Wrong George? GEORGE BEST 1946-2005
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 26, 2005
Subjects: Manchester United
...how on earth could he, George Best, do something anonymously? Antabuse pills, which are supposed to make alcohol repulsive, even highly...out, before disappearing on another bender. Eventually he had Antabuse pellets stitched into his stomach walls, but their effectiveness...
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Your Health: Pill That Stops You Drinking; Take the Buzz out of Booze with the First New Drug to Combat Alcohol for 50 Years
Newspaper article by Sharon Collins; Sunday Mirror (London, England), September 12, 1999
...for specific patients. Unlike another drug treatment called Antabuse, which reacts with alcohol to produce unpleasant side-effects...withdrawal symptoms but apart from that we do not use drugs. "Antabuse and naltrexone create dry drunks. They still have all the behavioural...
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encyclopedia articles on: Antabuse  - 3 results

 
 
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Antabuse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
ANTABUSE an t byoos, trade name for the drug tetraethylthiuram...the treatment of alcoholism . Also called sulfiram, Antabuse is nontoxic, but it alters the metabolism of alcohol in...or citrated calcium carbamide, has the same function as Antabuse, but is weaker and safer. The therapeutic use of Antabuse...
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Alcoholism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Alcoholics Anonymous . Medical treatment to help ensure continued sobriety includes self-administration of drugs such as Antabuse , which produces severe discomfort if present in the system when alcohol is consumed. Naltrexone, a drug formerly used in heroin...
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Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...them to break out of codependent cycles. Some treatment programs use medicines that neutralize the effects of the drug. Antabuse is a medicine used in the treatment of alcoholism. It causes severe and sudden reaction (nausea, vomiting, headache) when...


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