Alcholism

Treating Alcoholism as a Disease

Christine Rice

Axia College

While people do not think that alcoholism is a real disease and that people are able to control their drinking, alcoholics need specialized treatment to help the recovery process be effective.

 
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Friends and families across the world are affected by alcoholism. It is known to destroy healthy families and friendships, and people to fall into a deep depression. Lives are destroyed and families are broken because individuals are not able to get the help they need. Think about it if it was your Mom, Dad or best friend wouldn’t you want the top of the line healthcare to get them the help they need?  
Someone you may know or care about maybe going through this terrible disease and you maybe unsure what to look for. There are warning signs of a person who maybe on the road to destruction. The top ten signs to look for are people who drink alone, making excuses to drink, daily or frequent drinking needed in order to function, inability to stop or reduce alcohol intake, violent episodes associated with drinking, drinking secretly, becoming angry when confronted about drinking, poor eating habits, failure to care about physical appearance, and trembling in the morning (www.safemenopausesolutions.com). If you see anyone with symptoms above it may be time to reach out to the individual and get them some help.
Alcohol dependence syndrome is the most severe stage of drinking problems with binge drinking and alcohol abuse.   A person who begins to experience a craving for alcohol, withdrawal symptoms when they are not drinking and a high tolerance of alcohol so that they have to drink more to get the same affect is a sure sign of alcohol dependence.   Alcohol dependence is a chronic and often progressive disease and causes the need to drinking feeling despite any type of repeated problems the individual may face.   This disease slowly takes over a person’s life. They could lose their focus in...