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What Addictions Can Be Treated?

While substance use disorders are often the first to come to mind, addiction exists in many forms, including behavioral addictions. Most addiction treatment centers will employ the basic principles of recovery in all types of treatment plans. However, could be to your benefit to find a program that specializes in your particular type of addiction.

Traditional rehab facilities can effectively treat addictions to alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription drugs. There are also addiction treatment facilities that specifically target various behavioral health issues, including a range of eating disorders and behavioral addictions, such as sex, love, gambling, work, shopping, and the internet.

Signs of Addiction

Determining if you or someone you love has an addiction can be unnerving at first, but when you learn more about the signs of addiction, it can become much clearer. Specific signs of addiction will vary according to the substance used, but there are signs common to all addictions, including:

• Experiencing strong urges or cravings to use substances or participate in the preferred activity.
• Continuing to use substances or participate in the activity, even after negative consequences have been experienced.
• Having difficulty fulfilling duties at work, school, or home due to the addiction.
• Continuing to use substances or participate in the activity even when situations can become physically dangerous, such as while driving.
• Continuing to use substances or participate in the activity after facing repeated or persistent issues with social relationships that are due to or made worse by drug use.
• Using the substance or participating in the activity for longer than originally planned
• Being unable to control one’s use of a substance or participation in the activity, or having a strong desire to cut back on use or participate less.
• Spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering from the substance, or spending a large portion of the day involved in the preferred activity.
• Cutting back on or stopping important actions due to substance use or activity participation, such as occupational, social, or recreational activities.

Each addiction is unique. It is essential to find a treatment center that will address the specific addiction on an individualized basis, tailoring treatment plans according to what a person needs at that point in his or her recovery.

Alcohol Abuse and Addiction

Recovery from alcoholism can be difficult, and can be a life-long process. It can, however, be made easier with effective treatment and the proper support.

Alcohol use is common in social situations, although some individuals may cross the line from casual use to alcohol abuse – or an alcohol use disorder – which can range from mild to severe. One of the hallmark signs of addiction is a loss of control over drinking. For instance, individuals may engage in illegal acts that are out of character, such as driving while being intoxicated, behaving violently, or even stealing. Some of the hallmarks and potential outcomes of addiction include:

• Physical dependency.
• Developing a tolerance.
• Consequences of addiction.

Not all alcoholics develop a physical dependency, but heavy drinkers are at much higher risk of becoming physically dependent on alcohol, especially when drinking occurs on a daily basis. This occurs when the body becomes so accustomed to consistently receiving certain levels of alcohol that its new balance is upset in absence of continued drinking, often resulting in subjectively unpleasant if not physically dangerous consequences.

When alcohol intake is suddenly stopped or drastically reduced, a person will experience withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms can include hand tremors, sleep disturbances, rapid heartbeat, perspiration, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, anxiety, agitation, restlessness, and even seizures.

While withdrawal symptoms can be uncomfortable, it is vital to detox in a medically supervised environment because withdrawal from alcohol can be life-threatening. There are medications that can ease the withdrawal process and minimize the risk of seizures. Adjunctive behavioral therapies, as part of a formal treatment program, can further help manage withdrawal and reduce the risk of relapse.

Continued use of alcohol can lead to a development of tolerance.  This occurs when the brain and body become desensitized to the effects of alcohol, and require increasing amounts to achieve the same desired effect.  Developing a tolerance, especially if it spurs ever-increasing alcohol use to compensate, can be a warning sign of a budding addiction.

The effects of alcohol abuse and alcoholism are far-reaching, often affecting every area of one’s life. From finances and career opportunities to family, romantic, and social relationships, it can be difficult for an alcoholic to maintain order in any area of life.

Alcohol rehab facilities offer effective treatments for alcoholism, giving patients the tools they need to maintain long-term sobriety and repair their lives. In addition, alcohol use and addiction wreak havoc on the brain and body, causing a variety of health issues such as nutritional deficiencies, cirrhosis, brain damage, heart issues, damage to the digestive tract, increased risk of certain types of cancer, and an increased likelihood of fetal injury and post-natal complications when alcohol is ingested during pregnancy. Individuals who abuse alcohol are also more likely to get into automobile accidents, cause personal bodily injury, and commit suicide.

Substance abuse treatment at a professional alcohol rehab facility can help one regain health and begin to overcome alcoholism. Those who undergo treatment are much more likely to achieve and maintain sobriety than those who do not.

Alcohol rehab facilities offer effective treatments for alcoholism, giving patients the tools they need to maintain long-term sobriety and repair their lives. This generally begins in a medically supervised detox facility, where medication may be prescribed to ease the withdrawal process and ensure the safety of the patient.

It is essential to follow detox with further treatment, such as inpatient or outpatient treatment, and many recovering alcoholics find additional support and benefit in self-help meetings, such as Alcoholics Anonymous or SMART Recovery.  There are also a number of FDA-approved medications, such as disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone, for treating alcohol dependence as part of a medication-assisted treatment approach following successful completion of alcohol detox.

Get Help Today

Recovery from alcoholism can be a difficult, life-long process. It can, however, be made easier with effective treatment and the proper support. Contact us at 1-888-433-8318 to schedule an intake appointment and discuss the best treatment options available.