Visiting a Rehab Clinic is a progressive step towards fighting off your alcohol addiction. At rehab you will go through a medically assisted detoxification process commonly known as cold turkey to rid your body of alcohol. After this you will start a full rehabilitation programme that will help get your life back on track.
To avoid progressive and lasting damage linked to alcoholism, visiting an alcohol rehab facility is recommended. Here at Addiction Advocates, we’ve witnessed the benefits of rehab, helping individuals with chronic addictions turn their lives around. Through our referral service, we can help you find the most suitable alcohol rehab centre, in turn, an effective treatment programme, offering a valuable recovery process.
From relationship breakdowns and psychological impairment to changes in personality, behaviour and decisions, excessive alcohol consumption can transform an individual’s entire existence, commonly for the worst.
See the importance of taking control of your life by visiting a reputable alcohol rehab facility. If you do have any questions or concerns surrounding alcohol rehab, scroll down to our FAQs or contact our team today. We are here to support all individuals affected by alcoholism.
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What Causes An Alcohol Addiction?
Alcohol addictions arise from many different factors. However, the leading causes of alcohol addictions include poor mental health, stress, environmental pressures, genetics and peer pressure.
Although the causation of alcohol addictions greatly varies, approximately 50% of individuals who require alcohol addiction treatment have an underlying mental health disorder [1], such as depression.
Meanwhile, much research shows that an increasing number of people abuse alcohol to relieve stress [2].
The importance of visiting an alcohol rehab
For many people, alcohol consumption and side effects may be bearable. The majority of individuals will cope with the initial stages of alcohol abuse. However, as a dependence on alcohol develops, those commonly experienced side effects will likely strengthen.
When an alcohol addiction takes a firm grip your mindset and personality change. Unfortunately, your decisions and behaviours will become clouded and controlled by cravings, psychological fixations, and drinking habits.
Many people will believe they do not need a visit to the rehab or may be in denial of the problem. Admitting to the alcohol problem and seeking help at a rehab clinic can often be drawn out over many years as you struggle to think for yourself clearly, some people even think they could not cope without alcohol.
Through this clouded view, understanding the severity of the situation and acting upon addiction recovery can be very difficult. In most cases, individuals will attempt to self-medicate or detox from home at some point after a breakthrough has occurred. Often these recovery attempts fail and people find themselves back at square one.
Approaching addiction recovery alone is dangerous and ineffective. At rehab, you will be medically assisted in detoxification and through a rehabilitation programme, you will be better placed to face future challenges. With this in mind, the value of visiting an alcohol rehab facility must be gauged as a long term solution to your addiction.
Although visiting an alcohol rehab may feel like an unnecessary step, it is the only step to provide realistic addiction recovery rates. Working through both physical and psychological connections to alcohol [3], you’ll have a true chance to reach addiction recovery.
Please be aware that any degree of an alcohol use disorder can be worked through, especially with a personalised treatment programme [4]. However, the sooner an individual can acknowledge an addiction and reach out for support, the better.
Start today by understanding the signs and symptoms of alcoholism, along with the value behind investing yourself in a comprehensive treatment plan.
How Are Alcohol Addictions Diagnosed?
Medical professionals diagnose alcohol addictions by reviewing an individual’s physical health, psychological health, and behaviour.
Usually, diagnoses are made upon conducting a clinical assessment before commencing treatment at a rehab.
By asking various questions and assessing how an individual behaves and acts, medical professionals can ascertain whether addiction is impairing an individual’s life, the severity of an addiction, the cause of addiction and the treatment required.
What Are The Effects Of Alcohol Addiction?
Alcohol is classified as a depressant substance that slows brain [5]activity and helps individuals feel calm and relaxed.
For this very reason, alcohol is often abused by those who struggle with mental health disorders or have been affected by trauma in a bid to break free from pessimistic thoughts and feelings they encounter.
From changing moods and affecting memory capacity to influencing personality changes and choices, long-lasting brain impairment is likely if long-term alcohol abuse is experienced.
When you have an alcohol addiction, the symptoms of alcoholism can be different for all to varying degrees. Common symptoms include:
- Depression
- Nausea
- Increased heart rate
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Paranoia
- Headaches
- Weight Gain/Loss
While a number of the symptoms experienced with alcohol addiction can be alleviated within a matter of hours, more than 900,000 hospital admissions [6] are made each year as a result of long term symptoms and health problems associated with alcohol misuse.
Although treatment can reduce the health problems associated with alcohol misuse, treatment cannot entirely alleviate chronic conditions, such as organ failure.
When is the best time to consider alcohol rehab?
Many individuals considering addiction recovery are commonly hung up on timing. They either believe that their addiction is too mild for treatment or feel that their side effects are too extreme to control. In fact, both situations are incorrect.
Visiting an alcohol rehab will be beneficial for all individuals abusing alcohol. Like other illnesses or disorders, there are different depths of treatments available suited to the affected individual. With this in mind, visiting an alcohol rehab can progress recovery for all individuals, from those abusing alcohol to those living with the chronic side effects of alcoholism.
Although treatment is accessible at any given time through rehab, you must be ready to complete alcohol rehab. Rehab is only worthwhile for those who invest themselves in a comprehensive treatment plan. By deviating from this mindset, you will fail to experience the true benefits of alcohol rehab, devaluing your investment and effort.
To understand whether you’re ready to combat your underlying influences and alcoholism, contact our team here at Addiction Advocates. We can also recommend the most appropriate alcohol rehab options for you, deciding between outpatient and residential rehab.
Finding the right addiction treatment and alcohol rehab programme for you.
Searching high and low for the most suitable alcohol rehab programme and addiction treatment can be overwhelming. There are now a large number of recovery methods out there. However, each person responds differently to treatment for alcohol addiction and multiple physical and mental factors need to be taken into consideration.
To ensure that you can experience a valuable rehab experience, we can help you find the ideal rehab programme through our referral services. Getting to know your dependence on alcohol greater, we can pinpoint the most cost-effective and results-driven treatment plan, meeting your recovery goals. This approach to finding the right alcohol rehab programme will ensure that you receive the right type and level of care and treatment.
It is important to remember that addiction and mental health conditions will impact all individuals differently. As a result of this, tailoring therapy based on an individual is key as not every journey to addiction is the same, and neither are the recovery challenges.
Yet, through our referral service, we can identify the most suitable rehab programme for you, helping you personally diminish your fixation with alcohol. We will assess your situation and offer realistic recommendations to guide you through recovery, whether through outpatient treatment or inpatient treatment.
Common rehab treatments.
Although recommendations are based on personal requirements, there is a range of common treatment options you may experience in alcohol rehab. These treatment options act as the foundation of recovery, helping to heal both the body and mind from long-term alcohol abuse.
- Medically Assisted Detox
- Individual Rehabilitative Therapy
- Group Based Counselling
- Well Being Courses
Whether outpatient treatment or residential treatment is selected, the key aim is to withdraw from alcohol safely, providing the opportunity for long-term sobriety. Yet, alongside the physical detoxing process, it is vital that psychological repair is completed, helping to maintain cognitive stability and recovery.
Withdrawal symptoms both physically and mentally will likely appear through an alcohol detox programme, cognitive behavioural therapy, therapy sessions and additional wellbeing services. This foundation of alcohol rehab treatment options will help change outlooks and associations of alcohol while preparing for life post-rehab.
Please be aware that our recommendations and referral services will provide a range of treatment options. These treatment options will be catered to you personally, helping to improve your recovery rates through alcohol rehab.
FAQ’s About Alcohol Rehab
References
- [1] of individuals who require alcohol addiction treatment have an underlying mental health disorder - https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/substance-abuse-and-mental-health.htm
- [2] relieve stress - https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/shows.php?shows=0_oomrrdub
- [3] physical and psychological connections to alcohol - https://rehabclinicsgroup.com/why-is-alcohol-addictive/
- [4] treatment programme - https://staging.addictionadvocates.com/addiction-treatments/
- [5] slows brain - https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/prescription-cns-depressants#:~:text=Central%20Nervous%20System%20(CNS)%20depressants,stress%20reactions%2C%20and%20sleep%20disorders.
- [6] 900,000 hospital admissions - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-alcohol-profiles-for-england-lape-october-2021-update/local-alcohol-profiles-for-england-short-statistical-commentary-october-2021
Seth is an author, addiction recovery expert and fully accredited member of the national counselling society. He has experience working with a wide range of addictions and mental illnesses using a number of evidence-based therapies and programmes such as the SMART models of addiction recovery.
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