Drug and Alcohol Rehab
The decision to enter an alcohol rehab should be done by the person concerned and his or her closest relatives. The effectiveness of the treatment relies mostly in the person's willingness to undergo treatment and in the support of his or her family and friends. If the alcohol problem is not severe, it may still be possible to deal with it without entering a rehab facility. However, in cases of chronic alcoholism, it is necessary to enroll the person in a rehab facility for better treatment.
To check the person's level of dependence on alcohol, it is helpful to answer the following questions.
Does the person experience the following morning symptoms?
When the person wakes up after a night of heavy drinking, he or she feels sweaty or is completely drenched in sweat. His or her hands shake. Worse, the person's whole body shakes if he or she has not gotten a drink early in the morning.
Upon waking up, the person feels dread, despair, or fright. The person doesn't want to meet anyone first thing in the morning.
Even after a night of binge drinking, when the person wakes up, he or she still has that strong craving for a drink. The person's body shakes until he or she has had the first drink in the morning. And when the person drinks, he or she gulps down the drinks as fast as possible. An early morning drink has been a habit for this person.
How much does that person drinks?
A person who drinks more than a bottle of wine, four doubles or four pints of beer in a day needs the help of a rehab facility.
How does that person behave?
The person feels guilty about his or her drinking and keeps telling himself or herself that he or she would stop. He or she tends to be anxious and aggressive when he or she has drunk and he or she usually forgets what he or she has said or done the previous night.
