What kind of advice can be given for someone who wants to help a young friend with an alcohol dependency issue?

What kinds of approaches can I use in addresses this person? What kinds of help are out there for this person?  How do I let this person know that they need help?

A way that I have brought it up before was to talk to my friend, with the problem, about my ‘mom’s’ alcohol problem. I talked to her about how upset I was and brought up behaviors I’d seen in her but said they were my mom’s behaviors. I made her realize what she was doing by telling her someone else was doing it. That way she thinks it is her idea and there is no/less tension etc. It may not work in your case, but it did in mine.

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How much does the rehabilitation center PROMISES charge for its TREATING YOUNG ALCOHOLICS in Malibu?

$8,855 per week is their base cost.

http://www.addictionresourceguide.com/listings/promises.html

Update:
The NY Times reported on June 17, 2007, in an article entitled “Stars Check In, Stars Check Out” that the cost is $49,000 per month.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/fashion/17rehab.html?ex=1186200000&en=b01af49c08837a14&ei=5070

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How do you define an addictive substance?

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Cannabis also has no terrible withdrawal symptoms but most conclude that it is psychologically addictive but not physically addictive.

Alcohol: is it an addictive substance or a disease as the AA claim?

How do you define addiction?

If it interrupts your life in any way on a regular basis you have a problem and if you can not stop you have an addiction.

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why do some people get addicted to alcohol?

I have some friends addicted to alcohol, but I don’t know what to do to help them.

Salutations,
Some are just genetically predisposed to Alcoholism, for others it’s like smoking, it gives them something they feel they need in their life. Cheers

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What percentage of adults suffer from alcoholism?

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To all drug and alcohol addicts : What got you people started?

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Alcohol Addiction Intervention. The goal of alcohol addiction intervention is to convince the alcoholic that people care and that he or she needs alcohol treatment.

Alcoholism is becoming a serious problem nowadays. Alcoholism addiction treatment methods are available in various parts of United States to help the alcoholic. Health recovery center struggles hard to provide treatment to alcohol addictions and to gain back the normal health. The reliable way of restoring health is to get a long term treatment via orthomolecular intervention. Alcohol addiction will cause mental and physical problems. Orthomolecular intervention will help in regaining the health.

Alcohol addiction treatment center provides purely psychological treatment. The weak will or poor character of the drinker will be changed through therapies. Theses psychological therapies will help the drinker to become tee total. These therapies focus mainly on reducing the stress and anxiety of the drinker. This is important because many people start drinking to reduce their stress. The drinker will learn some techniques to manage stress. Yoga, meditation, breathing therapies and regular exercises will help the person to get relief from stress. This in turn will help in reducing his need to consume alcohol.

Health recovery center has 25 years of experience in providing treatment cum therapies in order to get rid of alcoholism. It has a success record of 74%. The physical symptoms like anxiety, depression, craving, fatigue, sleeping disorders etc will also reduced by this treatment. The center also helps in reducing withdrawal symptoms of alcoholism. In fact most of the drinkers find it difficult to manage the withdrawal symptoms like nausea, sweating, shaking etc. They will start drinking in the morning again to control the withdrawal symptoms. Therefore it is essential to cure the withdrawal symptoms first.

Alcoholism treatment for alcohol abuse and addiction is given at Accelerated recovery centers. These centers have proven success results of alcoholism. They provide alcoholism addiction treatment eight times effective than that of traditional methods. They offer programs to cure this disease that suits the individual’s needs. They create a friendly environment for the affected person and so the person will change his mind to get recovery soon.

The maximum number of days required for treatment in Accelerated recovery centers is 4 or 5 days. Therefore the person will not be required to stay away from family for weeks or months as it happens in traditional methods. The centers provide warm and comfortable facilities. The center will never induce negative reinforcement. It helps the drinker to get rid of alcoholism in positive ways.

Treating alcohol addiction is not at all impossible. Again the treatment need not be a life long one. Accelerated recovery helps to get rid of alcohol addiction in a definite period of time. The person will never require treatment after that. He can have his life back. He can lead a happy and healthy life once he received treatment here. A life without alcohol is really an exciting one. Isn’t it?

Recovery programs are designed in Accelerated recovery according to the need of the individual only. Therefore the program will vary from one person to another. With the help of this center, the drinker can get rid of alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse. Withdrawal management programs are also available to help the individual to eliminate the drinking habit without experiencing the withdrawal symptoms.

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Alcohol Side Effects. Even a few drinks can result in alcohol side effects. And over time, these side effects can include alcohol abuse, cancer, heart disease, alcohol addiction, and alcohol poisoning.

Cancer

2-4% of all cancer cases are related to alcohol. Upper digestive tract cancers are the most common, hitting the esophagus, mouth, larynx, and pharynx. Women who drink prior to menopause are more likely to develop breast cancer. Your risk of skin cancer doubles if you drink slightly more than “moderate levels.” Some studies implicate alcohol in colon, stomach, pancreas and lung cancer. And let’s not forget the liver…

Alcohol poisoning.

Drinking large amounts can result in alcohol poisoning, which causes unconsciousness and even death. Breathing slows, and the skin becomes cold and may look blue. Don’t let a person in this condition “sleep it off.”

Heart disease

Heart disease could be another effect of your drinking. Long term alcohol dependency has been know to be the cause of high blood pressure, congestive heart failure and even some strokes. Your liver is going to be affected by all your drinking and you might find yourself suffering from liver failure or even Cirrhosis of the liver.

Personal relationships

Personal relationships will suffer. As your disease progresses, alcohol begins to take control of your life. You will find that you cannot make even the simplest decisions. You will find that you would rather spend your time drinking than spending it with family and friends. Alcohol can also make you more violent then you are normally. Most domestic abuse involves drinking as well as some child abuse cases. Your temper and patience is much shorter than it would be if you were not drinking.

Dehydration

Alcohol has been known to mitigate the production of the ADH, which is a hormone that acts on the kidney, favoring water reabsorption in the kidneys during filtration. This occurs because alcohol confuses osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus, which relay osmotic pressure information to the posterior pituitary the site of ADH release. Alcohol makes the osmoreceptors signal as if there was a too low osmotic pressure in the blood, which triggers an inhibition of ADH. Consequently, one’s kidneys are no longer able to reabsorb as much water as they should be absorbing, leading to creation of excessive volumes of urine and subsequently overall dehydration.

Alcohol and pregnancy

Women who drink heavily during pregnancy are at risk of having babies with a condition called fetal alcohol syndrome. This can result in growth deficiencies, nervous system problems, lowered intelligence, and facial abnormalities in the child. It is also called fetal alcohol spectrum disorder – all the symptoms are not always present and can vary in how serious they are.

Psychological effects

Although alcohol initially makes people feel relaxed, long term excessive use can ultimately increase anxiety and cause depression. It is also related to problems with sleeping, mood-swings, violence and suicide (about two-thirds of suicide attempts are thought to involve alcohol).

Neurologically

Neurologically there will be some side effects also. Alcohol is a toxin that is going to do damage to your brain. You may find that you have a loss of balance, loss of intellectual abilities and unable to concentrate on anything. Your hands might become numb and you may feel that you are always in a state of mental confusion.

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Research shows that increasing numbers of people throughout the world are starting to experience various alcoholism and alcohol abuse effects.

Based on the number of diseases, illnesses, and aliments that are indirectly or directly associated with alcohol dependency and chronic alcohol abuse, it is only logical to conclude that as increasing numbers of people begin to engage in excessive and abusive drinking, increasing numbers of people will experience the adverse effects of long term alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction.

While it seems that many people ignore the multitude of health problems that are correlated with abusive and hazardous drinking, it needs to be highlighted that many of the negative alcohol abuse and alcoholism effects can and do result in the loss of life.  Examples include heart disease, hepatitis, pancreatitis, cancer, strokes, and cirrhosis.

What is the most important alcohol information that an individual can apply in his or her daily life?  Might it be that one instance of binge drinking can result in a fatal alcohol overdose?  Perhaps it is knowing the difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

Some people would say that the most important bit of alcohol information is the fact that the earlier an individual begins drinking the more likely he or she will engage in excessive and abusive drinking?  On the other hand, maybe it is knowing about fetal alcohol syndrome and how to avoid this totally preventable disease.

From a different perspective, some would argue that the most important bit of alcohol information is that alcohol abuse can and does eventually lead to alcohol addiction.

While all of the above topics are significant and relevant, I believe that the most important bit of alcohol information that we can incorporate into our daily lives is this:  drinking to an excess, even if it is one time, often results in unhealthy and damaging outcomes.

According to the substance abuse research literature, the most effective treatment programs for overcoming drug and alcohol addiction incorporate a wide variety of approaches such as social services and rehabilitation, behavioral therapies, out-patient drug or alcohol treatment follow-up, recovery support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, counseling, and drug therapy via doctor prescribed medications.

Maybe the best illustration of alcoholism signs concerns the alcohol withdrawal symptoms that are experienced when an alcohol dependent person quits drinking.  Clearly there are many other signs pointing to the fact that an individual may be addicted to alcohol.  Experiencing alcohol withdrawal symptoms, however, is the most obvious alcoholism sign because these symptoms reveal that the individual is truly alcohol dependent.

Stated differently, research demonstrates the fact that it is the fear of undergoing alcohol withdrawal symptoms that makes alcohol addicted individuals drink every day.  Not only this but it is the fear of suffering through alcohol withdrawal symptoms that goes a long way in explaining why an alcoholic exhibits a loss of control concerning his or her drinking behavior.

Should basic alcohol abuse and alcoholism information be taught to employees in the American workplace?  Given the vast number of individuals in our society who suffer from alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction, this question seems to be both relevant and important.

Due to the fact that several individuals apparently do not know the difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency, this certainly is one of the subjects that needs to be taught.  In a similar manner, since an increasing number of organizations, institutions, and corporations are initiating employee alcohol testing programs, this is another subject that probably needs to be discussed.

The underlying goal of such instruction would be to substantially improve upon the “alcohol info IQ” of all employees so that they can avoid or considerably diminish the unhealthy and damaging outcomes of hazardous and abusive drinking.

Are we bombarded with so much information about alcohol abuse and alcoholism that we have created a situation best described as “information overload?”  Is there too much to understand regarding alcohol alcoholism and alcohol abuse information?

Can it accurately be said that the more information there is about alcohol treatment, the better?  Is there simply too much information for most teenagers and adults to sort through and “digest” regarding basic alcohol information?

Maybe it’s time for our educators to develop a “Cliff Notes” version of alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction information.  Such a short pamphlet could center on disseminating the message that drinking even once in a hazardous an abusive manner can be damaging and in some cases can lead to a fatality.  Examples of the latter include alcohol poisoning and alcohol related traffic fatalities.

Precisely when does a problem drinker make the transition from alcohol abuser to alcoholic?  Stated another way, when does alcohol abuse become alcoholism?

Though the exact moment is unknown, at some point the chronic alcohol abuser can become addicted to alcohol.  Once this transition has taken place, problem drinkers usually loses all control over their drinking.  What this means is that when alcoholics take their first drink for the day, they typically cannot stop drinking and proceed to drink many times throughout the day and/or the night.

In addition, when alcohol abusers becomes alcoholics, they need to have their “fix” everyday in order to avoid the alcohol withdrawal symptoms that will take place if they abruptly stop drinking.

Finally, and not unlike drug addicts who manifest a “junkie mentality” in that they focus only on the current day, alcoholics typically do not plan too far in advance because their “mission” is to get the alcohol they need for the present moment.

If people who involve themselves in abusive drinking were to learn more about the negative consequences of their drinking, I wonder how many of them would change their drinking behavior and either drink in moderation or quit drinking?  This is a relevant question because at some level it zeros in on the heart of problem drinking.

Stated another way, more knowledge is virtually worthless if people don’t apply this knowledge to their lives.  In short, I get the sense that many individuals openly ignore the health hazards and dangers that are linked to abusive and excessive drinking because the short-term “pay off” is greater for them when they drink than when they are sober.

In sum, there seems to be a lot of truth to the statement that involvement in alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction is a short-term response or a “quick fix” that has long-term, detrimental consequences.

Several key issues led to Danny’s drinking.  At first, having a few beers every night helped him cope with his physical pain, helped him relax, and helped him fall asleep more easily.  Due to the fact that having a few drinks was “working” for him, why change?

One of the problems with abusive drinking is that even if an individual does not change his or her drinking behavior, significant changes, nonetheless, are taking place within his or her body and within his or her brain that will eventually change the individual’s life for the worse.

The type of change I am discussing is the transition that takes place when an individual moves from alcohol abuse to alcoholism.  And once this transition takes place, quitting drinking abruptly leads to painful and unpleasant alcohol withdrawal symptoms that never would have taken place if the individual was not addicted to alcohol. The solution: get alcohol treatment before you become alcohol dependent.

Luke had been drinking for nearly fifteen years.  For quite a few years, it appeared that he had a certain degree of control over his drinking and as a consequence, he experienced relatively few adverse effects of his abusive drinking.

Now, on the other hand, Luke was having alcohol related problems in every part of his life.  For instance, his health was going downhill about as quickly as his finances were disappearing.  Not only this but his wife left him because of his alcohol addiction and he also lost his job for failing a number of alcohol tests at work.

As a result of the frustration and pain he was experiencing from his alcohol problems, Luke finally reached rock bottom and made up his mind that he needed alcohol treatment.  To those who knew Luke, this was a positive sign and evidence that he was finally ready to get the professional help he needed.