Alcohol Dependency & Rehab

Alcoholism, also known as “alcohol dependency", is a disease that may require rehab for it basic four addictive 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.”

The people who don't suffer from alcohol dependency often wonder why alcoholics can't just stop drinking whenever they want to. These people have no idea that alcoholism has little to do with willpower. Alcoholics suffer from 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 and these type of people may want to check themselves in an alcohol dependency rehab to pull away from this powerful compulsion.

Other people wonder why some individuals can use alcohol without problems but others cannot. One very important reason to consider is genetics. Scientists have found that there is a positive correlation between alcoholism and having alcohol dependency problems within family history. Genes, however, are not the only problem. In fact, scientists now believe that certain factors and stimuli in a person’s environment determine whether a person with a genetic risk for alcoholism ever develops the disease.

Risk for developing alcoholism can increase based on:

• A person’s environment,
• Where a person lives
• How a person lives
• Family, friends, and culture
• Peer pressure
• Accessibility of alcohol

A few people are able to recover from alcoholism without help from a program or others, but the majority of alcoholics need assistance of Alcohol Dependency Rehab. With treatment and support, many individuals are able to stop drinking and rebuild their lives.