Understanding Alcohol Addiction: Causes, Effects, and Treatment

by Roar wellness Roar Wellness Rehabilitation Centre In Delhi

What is alcohol addiction?

Alcoholism is characterized by uncontrolled consumption and preoccupation with alcohol. Alcohol Addiction basically means the inability to control drinking habits and causing emotional and mental dependence on alcohol. This uncontrollable urge to drink causes various health issues like high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease, cancer, digestive problems, etc.

Symptoms of alcohol addiction

Alcohol use disorders can be mild, moderate, and severe based on the symptoms experienced by the individual suffering from the mentioned disorder.

Various symptoms noticed in an alcohol addiction are:

1. Inability to limit alcohol consumption.

2. Spending maximum time drinking and recovering from alcohol use and its after effects.

3. Craving for alcohol.

4. Failing to fulfill the responsibility at work, office, or home.

5. Eventual changes in physical, mental, and emotional content.

6. Experiencing withdrawal symptoms like tremors, sweating, nausea, etc.

Causes of alcohol addiction

Various genetic, emotional, psychological, social, and environmental factors impact and even trigger the urge to alcohol consumption which affects your body and behavior.

Alcohol consumption hampers the functioning of the area of the brain associated with experiencing the feeling of pleasure, judgement, and the ability to exercise control over behavior and the conduct of an individual.

Addiction dependence

Dependence basically means the various physical conditions that the body adapts in the presence of alcohol. A person trying to get rid of the addiction or being deprived of such intoxicants can have withdrawal symptoms.

1. Tolerance: alcohol results in diminished tolerance in a person due to repetitive use of the drug. The person becomes highly dependent on alcohol and it dangerously affects their health and can kill them at last.

2. Withdrawal symptoms: Withdrawal means the process of reducing or cutting back on an addictive substance like alcohol. An addict usually feels various physical and mental effects during withdrawals like sweating, shaking, tremors, hallucination, anxiety, insomnia, etc.

Effects of alcoholism

Alcohol consumption causes various effects on the physical and mental health of the addict. There are both short-term and long-term effects.

1. Short-term effects:

• Accidents, injuries, falls caused due to alcohol while driving or doing anything can cause head injuries, fractures and sudden deaths too due to stroke.

• Violent behaviour and being victim of violence.

• Reckless drinking and inviting a greater risk of accidents and injuries.

• Can cause nausea, falling unconscious, seizures, etc.

2. Long-term effects:

• Heart diseases

• Weaken immune system causing vulnerability to infections.

• Weaken bones cause a greater risk of fractures.

• Paralysis and stroke

• Mouth, bowel, or, liver cancer

• Liver dysfunction, liver failure, jaundice, etc.

• Sexual problems

• Problems within relationships and families.

• Anxiety, stress, depression, and may suffer exhaustion.

• Aggression and domestic abuse.

• Psychosis, delusion, and suspicious behaviour.

Treatment services at ROAR Wellness

Alcohol de-addiction Centre provides a safe, supportive, and secure method and environment for treatment. Provides 24*7 support and assistance to the patient with a team of experts, counselors, psychiatrists/psychologists, therapists, and attendants. ROAR aims to provide the best care and support in residential treatment.

We offer high-class accommodation facilities and a patient-friendly environment which helps them cherish and recover more and with little ease.