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Drug Rehab and Alcohol
Addiction
Drug Rehab Alcoholism
Symptoms
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence,
includes four symptoms:
- Craving: A strong need, or compulsion,
to drink.
- Loss of control: The inability to
limit one's drinking on any given occasion.
- Physical dependence: Withdrawal
symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, occur when alcohol
use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking.
- Tolerance: The need to drink greater
amounts of alcohol in order to get high.
People who are not alcoholic
sometimes do not understand why an alcoholic cannot just use willpower to stop
drinking.
However, alcoholism has little to do with willpower.
Alcoholics are in the grip of a powerful craving, or uncontrollable need, for
alcohol that overrides their ability to stop drinking. This need can be as
strong as the need for food or water.
Although some people are able to
recover from alcoholism without help, the majority of alcoholics need
assistance. With treatment and support, many individuals are able to stop
drinking and rebuild their lives.
Many people wonder why some
individuals can use alcohol without problems but others cannot. One important
reason has to do with genetics. Scientists have found that having an alcoholic
family member makes it more likely that if you choose to drink you too may
develop alcoholism. Genes, however, are not the whole story. In fact,
scientists now believe that certain factors in a person's environment influence
whether a person with a genetic risk for alcoholism ever develops the
disease.
A person's risk for developing alcoholism can increase based
on the person's environment, including where and how he or she lives; family,
friends, and culture; peer pressure; and even how easy it is to get alcohol.
Drug Rehab Alcoholism Statistics and General
Information
Forty-four percent of the adult U.S. population
(aged 18 and over) are current drinkers who have consumed at least 12 drinks in
the preceding year.
The majority who consume alcohol heavily produce an
impact that ripples outward to encompass their families, friends, and
communities. The following statistics give a glimpse of the magnitude of
problem drinking: Approximately 14 million Americans(7.4 percent of the
population) meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse or
alcoholism.
More than one-half of American adults have a close family
member who has or has had alcoholism. Approximately one in four children
younger than 18 years old in the United States is exposed to alcohol abuse or
alcohol dependence in the family.
Alcohol consumption has consequences
for the health and well - being of those who drink and, by extension, the lives
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