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I know of a person who has been taking Antabuse for several years and stays sober. What is wrong with this?

April 26, 2017antabuse person Sober taking wrong

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I know of a person who has been taking Antabuse for several years and stays sober. What is wrong with this?

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I don’t know that anything is wrong with it; it certainly is better than continued drinking for an alcoholic. There are some possible problems if it is used to ignore the physical and psychological damage done by the alcoholism. At times, when an alcoholic stops drinking and avoids facing all the losses caused by the drinking, they become a dry drunk. Certainly the person should be involved with a physician so liver functions and other health issues can be monitored. Antabuse can be a strain on the liver and also there are the possibilities of side effects.