Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by quattro: Alcohol bender, recovery??
Went on a month long alcohol bender, after loosing my brother to a car accident i was drinking almost a half gallon of crappy vodka everyday an slept an ate very little. I stopped today an i literitly cannot stop shaking it took me almost 30mins to type this! I keep getting bad cold swets an im only 3 hours in! Can alcohol withdraw be fatal? What other symtoms should i expect? Oh my god i feel horrible!

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Answer by grandchampofallknowledge
Your body is dependent on it now.

Your best bet will be to slowly ween yourself off of it. Drink less and less each day, and if that doesnt help you will need to go to a detox place. It really sucks but its going to be the only way to get rid of the alcohol dependency.

Good luck.

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Question by OMG Becky: What are some of the characteristics of some drug/alcohol abusers?
I recently accepted a job in a in-patient drug & rehabilitation center. This is one population I have never dealt with, but I look forward to it. However, since I have never worked with these types, I have no idea what to expect. What kind of attitudes do they generally have during detox? Anything I should be aware of?

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Answer by Ben
well some will be real pissed off. some will try to get more meds buy lying to you that they lost theres. some will puke alot. some will be out of it. some will be just plain crazy so have fun.

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Question by Quack Quack: Where is a mandatory drug rehab center for adults in Texas?
My brother who is now 21 years old is struggling with Alcohol and Drug abuse. He has been to many volunteer rehab centers but end up getting out! He wants to change because he attempts to by going to these voluteer rehab centers but when he gets the urge he gets out. Please help!!

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Answer by Blue_Iguana
I’m sorry to hear about your brother who is struggling with addiction. It can be a difficult and uncertain process for a person to recover from drugs and alcohol, that’s for sure.

The reality is that there is no “mandatory” drug rehab centers that will lock you down during the course of treatment. The closest thing to it is court-ordered treatment, which even then often times a person can leave if they want to but will then be in violation of the courts.

If your brother REALLY wants to get clean and sober than he must be willing to do the work. He should look at his past experiences in rehab and see what it is about either himself or the facility or the type of approach used that caused him to leave. Some rehabs are like military camps, others are in relaxing residential settings. Some are very strict and severe, some are more therapeutic and based on the individual’s needs. Your brother should consider what he is getting into before he commits to make sure he can live with his decision, the wrong type of recovery approach can make someone not want to get sober. Believe me, I know that personally.

Hope this helps, good luck with your brother.

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Question by : Amy Winehouse – can alcohol addiction withdrawal symptoms kill you?
Some people are now saying Amy Winehouse had quit alcohol before her death and was in bad shape because of it.

Can withdrawal really kill people?
Damn. I knew people got the shakes and fever during withdrawal, but I never knew it could be fatal.

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Answer by Gracinda
Yes: ever hear of the “DTs?”
if someone is drinking heavily and then just stops, the body can experience seizures, uncontrolled high blood pressure and confusion/anxiety/agitation.
It’s a reason that people are hospitalized from detox facilities when they become acutely ill while detoxing.

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Question by philSchmo: Is alcoholism a mental disorder or is there just mental disorders where alcohol fills the void?
I am curious because my father was an alcoholic and he was a great man – it’s just that he could not give it up, which caused his passing. My brother is a long time recovering alcoholic and had a little relapse this past year but is doing pretty good now. I have had long talks with him and we have a lot of the same ways of living and functioning in our lives.

I myself have been hospitalized in a mental hospital and have been on different meds, seen various therapists.

I’ve never drank alcohol because I know almost for a fact that it would lead me down the same road my dad never turned off of and my brother did decide to turn off of.

I’ve been diagnosed with depression/bipolar disorder – the doctors aren’t quite sure.

My question is that is alcoholism an actual disorder or are there just mental disorders where alcohol and other substances for that matter, fill the void that is so constant with manic depression, depression, etc.
Well, thanks. So, drinking is self destructive you say? You know, I think you may be on to something there, my friend.

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Answer by fallibledragon
Drinking is a self-destructive coping mechanism, like cutting, or banging your head off the wall. You need to find POSITIVE coping mechanisms, like talking about your problems, exercising, yoga, and meditation. It’s no coincidence that healthy, happy, non-addicted people tend to do stuff like that.

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