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Alcohol Addiction and Drug Rehab

When does casual consumption of alcohol turn to dependency drinking and finally to biochemically-controlled drinking and when it is appropriate to look for an alcohol or other drug rehab or treatment center?

The answer is, even most alcohol addicts (alcoholics) themselves don't know when they became addicted to alcohol. It is friends and family that can tell you much more about the level of addiction than the alcoholic or addict. Drug Rehab Centers can do a cursory assessment and with the 35 years of experience that the Drug Rehab Centers' staff have in this field, they will be able to guide you or a loved one to the best treatment center for the level of addiction.

In America, alcohol use extends far beyond the limits of drug use. In 2005, 51% of all Americans consumed alcohol in the past month, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. But alcohol overuse presents is more costly to individuals, families and society than the worst drug addiction.

Alcohol consumption becomes alcohol dependence or alcoholism when it creates problems and damages lives but many times, these effects are ignored. Families can look back and see the decline of many of the family's problems beginning with the "social" use of alcohol. Alcohol dependence indicates that there is an addiction to alcohol and that a person must find and consume alcohol to feel good or normal, be comfortable around other people, enjoy life, remove stress and many other justification for having the next drink. Our culture makes drinking of alcohol a very normal way to relax or to embellish the good times. A majority of people in America equate a nice dinner out or a vacation with escalated use of alcohol.

Alcoholics rely on alcohol as a key component of their personality - without a drink, they simply cannot "be themselves." This pervasive attitude is one of the reasons that a short-term alcohol or other drug rehab center will not handle the addiction to the point where the alcoholic feels that he has developed "his own" personality that doesn't depend on alcohol or other drugs to create the proper atmosphere.

An alcohol addiction is a condition characterized by repeated, compulsive seeking and use of alcohol despite adverse social, mental or physical consequences. It is usually accompanied by psychological and physical dependence on alcohol and the appearance of withdrawal symptoms when it is rapidly decreased or terminated.

When addiction exists, the alcohol use controls the individual rather than the individual controlling the alcohol use. In 2005, more than 23 million Americans were estimated to experience alcohol abuse. More than ten million Americans were dependent on alcohol. This translates into about one in every twenty-five people that you know have a serious alcohol dependence and must have alcohol daily to "keep it together".

Alcohol is the a very cunning drug, one that draws a thin, usually imperceptible line between social use and addictive use.

Long-Term Health Problems

Some alcohol related problems can occur after drinking over a relatively short period of time. But other problems--such as liver disease, heart disease, certain forms of cancer, and pancreatitis--often develop more gradually and may become evident only after long-term heavy drinking. Women may develop alcohol-related health problems after consuming less alcohol, in a shorter period of time than is seen in men. Because alcohol affects many organs in the body, long-term heavy drinking puts you at risk for developing serious health problems, some of which are described below.

Alcohol-related liver disease. More than 2 million Americans suffer from alcohol-related liver disease. Some drinkers develop alcoholic hepatitis, or inflammation of the liver, as a result of long-term heavy drinking. Its symptoms include fever, jaundice (abnormal yellowing of the skin, eyeballs, and urine), and abdominal pain. Clinically one will find an elevation of the liver enzymes related to a fatty liver or a liver that has degenerated into cirrhosis. Alcoholic hepatitis can cause death if drinking continues. If drinking stops, this condition often is reversible. About 10 to 20 percent of heavy drinkers develop alcoholic cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver. Alcoholic cirrhosis can cause death if drinking continues. Although cirrhosis is not reversible, if drinking stops, one's chances of survival improve considerably, or in short, there is hope. Those with cirrhosis often feel better, and the functioning of their liver may improve, if they stop drinking. Although liver transplantation may be needed as a last resort, many people with cirrhosis who abstain from alcohol may never need liver transplantation. In addition, treatment for the complications of cirrhosis is available, but you must always give up the ingestion of alcohol before any of the medical help will be of value.

Heart disease. Moderate drinking can have beneficial effects on the heart, especially among those at greatest risk for heart attacks, such as men over the age of 45 and women after menopause. But long-term heavy drinking increases the risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, and some kinds of stroke.

Cancer. Long-term heavy drinking increases the risk of developing certain forms of cancer, especially cancer of the esophagus, mouth, throat, and voice box. Women have an increased risk of developing breast cancer if they drink two or more drinks per day and the percentage of risk increases with the increased ingestion of alcohol. Drinking may also increase the risk for developing cancer of the colon and rectum.

Pancreatitis. The pancreas helps to regulate the body's blood sugar levels by producing insulin. The pancreas also has a role in digesting the food we eat. Long-term heavy drinking can lead to pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas. This condition is associated with severe abdominal pain and weight loss and can be fatal.

National Drug Rehab Treatment Centers was setup as a no cost service to help you through the difficulty of finding a drug rehab for yourself or your loved one. Drug rehab counselors are standing by right now, all over of the United States. Drug Rehab Centers is a free service that will help you find a drug rehab for any alcohol or drug addiction problem you or a loved one may be having. It is easy to confuse the different terms used in this field, describing the different types of drug rehab centers, drug rehabilitation centers, and substance abuse treatment programs. For the problem that you are addressing, should you be looking for an Outpatient, In-patient, Residential Treatment Center, Long term or Short term treatment and what modality of treatment is the most effective and what are the cost related to these forms of treatment or rehab.

If you are searching for a drug rehab, there are a few vital factors that one should keep in mind before making a final decision. First of all, you need to realize that less than fifty years ago drug rehab did not exist in any form except through psychiatric treatment whose outcomes were worse than those who were not treated.
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