Comments on: How To Tell if a Friend is Alcohol Dependant http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/30/how-to-tell-if-a-friend-is-alcohol-dependant/ Drug rehab blog from Gatehouse Academy. Gatehouse is a long term drug rehab and alcohol rehab and extended care treatment center for young adults offer the opportunity for young adults age 17-25 to recover from their dependencies. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:56:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cooper http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/30/how-to-tell-if-a-friend-is-alcohol-dependant/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Cooper Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:18:32 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/30/how-to-tell-if-a-friend-is-alcohol-dependant/#comment-660 Addiction is a personal battle that varies from user to user. Although some drugs more radically alter a person’s chemical and hormone balances to make increasingly difficult to function without them in the body, it’s not always useful to try to compare which addictions are harder to overcome. It may seem like your addiction is harder to control than any other dependency, but that’s because it is your battle with your disease and your body’s drug of choice. Whether it’s alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, or any other substance, drugs affect each person differently and a variety of factors determine a person’s level of addiction. The withdrawal symptoms you describe Reeta do make quitting even more of a struggle for addicts. Both nicotine and alcohol withdrawal last a relatively short amount of time: Alcohol can cause tremors, convulsions, and hallucinations, and nicotine withdrawal is associated with irritability, sleep disturbances and hunger (http://www.enotalone.com/article/11293.html). Those who’ve used large amounts of alcohol for an extended period of time can experience delirium tremens, which can be life threatening. If you want to quite drinking but are concerned for your health, consider checking into a detox facility that can monitor your body’s response. Addiction is a personal battle that varies from user to user. Although some drugs more radically alter a person’s chemical and hormone balances to make increasingly difficult to function without them in the body, it’s not always useful to try to compare which addictions are harder to overcome. It may seem like your addiction is harder to control than any other dependency, but that’s because it is your battle with your disease and your body’s drug of choice. Whether it’s alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, or any other substance, drugs affect each person differently and a variety of factors determine a person’s level of addiction.

The withdrawal symptoms you describe Reeta do make quitting even more of a struggle for addicts. Both nicotine and alcohol withdrawal last a relatively short amount of time: Alcohol can cause tremors, convulsions, and hallucinations, and nicotine withdrawal is associated with irritability, sleep disturbances and hunger (http://www.enotalone.com/article/11293.html). Those who’ve used large amounts of alcohol for an extended period of time can experience delirium tremens, which can be life threatening. If you want to quite drinking but are concerned for your health, consider checking into a detox facility that can monitor your body’s response.

]]> By: reeta http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/30/how-to-tell-if-a-friend-is-alcohol-dependant/comment-page-1/#comment-655 reeta Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:55:14 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/30/how-to-tell-if-a-friend-is-alcohol-dependant/#comment-655 Obviously, whatever addiction you overcame seems harder than one you haven't had to deal with.......but maybe some people have overcame both? I would think alcohol, because that is what I am dealing with....and my heart even stopped beating and having palpatations. After research, I found many life threatening possibilities with quiting alcohol cold turkey, and none for smokers, only strong urges and headaches. Feedback? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reeta <a>mississippi drug rehab</a> Obviously, whatever addiction you overcame seems harder than one you haven’t had to deal with…….but maybe some people have overcame both? I would think alcohol, because that is what I am dealing with….and my heart even stopped beating and having palpatations. After research, I found many life threatening possibilities with quiting alcohol cold turkey, and none for smokers, only strong urges and headaches. Feedback?
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