Undergoing Alcohol Detox Journey

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Undergoing Alcohol Detox Journey
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• Aside from drugs, one of the problems that our
  society is trying to combat is addiction to
  alcohol. Is there anyone you know or loved one
  struggling due to his or her alcoholism? If yes,
  dont delay giving your full support to help this
  individual get over his or her addiction to all
  kinds of liquor. This has to stop now and it just
  need to start with early intervention. Im going
  to share with you the journey of an alcoholic
  choosing to undergo alcohol detox like the
  residential detox programs.

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• Why should a person with intensive cravings for
  alcohol opt for a detoxification treatment?
• Just like any addiction, being addicted to
  alcohol isnt something that can be treated in
  one session. The journey to sobriety can be truly
  challenging and must start from the willingness
  of the affected person to seek professional help
  and fight the daily struggles of indulging to
  heaving drinking. Staying away from alcohol isnt
  only the solution to treat this addiction. A
  reliable detoxification treatment is a must. Why?
  With the presence of highly trained medical
  professionals and experts, the alcoholic person
  is given the appropriate care, treatment, support
  and counseling which could be part of a series of
  residential detox programs

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• What are the common side effects of alcohol
  addiction?
• The common side effects of alcohol do vary and
  may depend on the persons reaction to too much
  alcohol consumption. Among the common side
  effects that alcohol addiction could bring to an
  alcoholic individual are
• 1.Intense drinking of alcohol promotes continuous
  craving to drink more
• 2.An alcoholic person becomes physically and
  emotionally attached to alcohol
• 3.Once the alcohol enters the bodily system of
  the alcoholic, his or her reliance on this
  substance remains high

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• How can an alcoholic become emotionally addicted?
• As Ive mentioned when the alcohol enters the
  persons body, the emotional struggle becomes
  more intense. In fact, addiction to alcohol could
  result to a broken relationship among families,
  lost of ones employment or worst no life at all
  because most alcoholics lives are focused on
  satisfying their alcohol cravings and become
  unmindful of the feelings or sentiments of the
  people around them. They have totally lost the
  ability to think logically.

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• How can an alcoholic achieve sobriety?
• The very first step needed to achieve sobriety is
  realization of the alcoholic person to stop his
  or her heavy drinking. Once he or she has come to
  terms that this is the perfect timing to undergo
  alcohol detox, with the professional guidance of
  an expert in this field, strict rules are applied
  to ensure the person addicted to alcohol is out
  of sight from any alcoholic drinks. Remember, an
  excessive or binge drinking could escalate to
  severe cases of alcohol addiction. For some
  patients choosing the residential detox programs,
  this initial phase of treatment could be truly
  overpowering. Thats the main reason why
  alcoholics are often advised to go to a facility
  where 24/7 monitoring is given including
  intensive therapy sessions to guarantee the
  person with alcohol addiction comes out sober
  after the recommended programs.

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• Is aftercare supported by the residential detox
  programs?
• Aftercare is a part of any residential detox
  programs. In fact, anyone completing the
  detoxification program is required for follow-up
  checkups and counseling as part of their
  aftercare program. The aftercare aims to help the
  person who sought alcohol detox to stay away from
  the cravings of alcohol.

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• Is alcohol detox the first step to full recovery?
• Yes, this is one of the vital steps needed to
  ensure the patient is a step closer to recovery.
  Although the journey could take some time before
  the alcoholic can be in control of his or her
  alcohol cravings, with appropriate care and
  treatment done at a residential drug
  rehabilitation facility, full recovery is indeed
  realizable.