Alcohol Detox

Watching a loved one struggle with alcoholism is difficult and oftentimes painful. Although family members may wish their loved one would stop drinking, the truth is that for the individual with a chemical dependency upon alcohol, stopping is not that easy; and that is why people consider entering The Detox Center.

Alcohol cravings, withdrawal symptoms and physical and psychological illness are enough for the individual to return to drinking just to find relief. However, alcohol detox can help address the stumbling blocks that prevent people from being able to overcome their alcohol addiction and moving forward with their lives.

Alcohol abuse results in the accumulation of chemical toxins in your body. Over time the chemical toxins can lead to debilitating illness and disease such as:

Alcohol detox is the process of eliminating the chemical toxins from the body. The method used during detoxification, will determine how quickly the process takes, but also how comfortable the process is for the individual.

Conversely, alcohol detox is not only about offering medical care in dealing with the physical withdrawal symptoms and cleansing the body, but it also involves offering psychological care and therapy to help the individual deal with the psychological aspects of their alcoholism and stabilizing the individual.

Physical alcohol withdrawal symptoms could begin as soon as a few hours after the last time alcohol was used and can last up to 72 hours; however psychological alcohol withdrawal symptoms can last for years after the individual has stopped drinking.

There is a more serious side effect known as delirium tremens or the DTs that some people experience when they go through alcohol withdrawal generally appearing within three to five days later. The DTs are periods of hallucinations, confusion and disorientation. If an individual has delirium tremens and the condition goes untreated it could be fatal.