The Esperal implant, aka the disulfiram-based implant, recently became the #1 treatment method in an alcohol addiction clinic. Disulfiram is a drug discovered in the 1920s and has been used since 1951 to cure chronic alcoholism due to its ability to increase the immune system’s sensitivity to alcohol. Disulfiram is the drug that prevents the release of the body enzyme that metabolizes alcohol. The inhibition of this enzyme causes severe problems, discomfort, and, in some rare cases, even health hazards to humans. Some people who drink alcohol build up a chemical called acetaldehyde in their bodies, which causes pain and an unpleasant physical reaction. Dehydrogenase, an enzyme in the liver, does not break down or metabolize this substance.
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