Individuals, who have become complete alcoholics, or do not have any form of control over their cravings for alcohol, can face all kinds of problems in life. Alcoholics have very troubled social and financial lives. Their work life goes into a mess and thus it affects their economical stand point as well. All in all, the constant craving for and consumption of alcohol can cause a persons life and work to go to the dogs.

The best way to come out of this situation is go for alcohol rehab. Rehab centers for alcohol take several steps to curb the addiction of alcohol and enable an addict to live life without alcoholism. The steps include detoxification, therapy and also counseling. If either rehab or treatment is not given any amount of importance then the addict will have his/her kidneys and liver damaged permanently. To prevent such consequences admission to any alcohol treatment center is mandatory. In alcohol rehab, patients are not only given therapy and medicine to curb their cravings, but also taught various methods to avoid them and live a life without alcohol.

If these methods are not followed properly, an addict can go into relapse. The time period of the rehab depends on how long or how recent the history of alcoholism is for the patient. In an alcohol treatment center patients are not only made separate from alcohol they are also educated on the ill effects of it and the severe and fatal health problems it poses. Sometimes, even after knowing about the effects an addict finds it hard to remain away from the addiction. In such cases, the origin of the alcohol abuse is probed and psychological sessions are commenced to go to the root of the problem and help the patient face it without the influence of alcohol.

Social problems, health problems, relationship issues, work problems and many other such problems owe their origins to alcohol abuse. Addicts unwillingly get into fights and are often charged with drunk driving and many other criminal offences. There are many communities now, which are aimed at providing support to people and help them detect early signs of abuse so that it does not form a chronic problem. People should be educated more on the harmful effects of over consumption so that more lives are not destroyed by this liquefied evil.

Question by Skull Boy: Does anyone know of any free drug/alcohol rehabs in So Cal?
I have a nephew that has a really bad alcohol and speed addiction. He’s been in the emergency room several times over the past two years and almost died the last time. He needs to go a rehab center, but the family can’t afford it. Does anyone know of any free rehab centers in So Cal? He lives in Victorville CA, but will travel if needed. It needs to be a place where he can stay. Out patient won’t work for him I’m afraid.

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Answer by shawniewap
Wow, this is a bad situation. I went to inpatient treatment for alcohol a couple of years ago myself…and I am a completely different person now, thanks to treatment/the desire to heal/God’s grace. I wish I had some answers for you as far as facilities go, but I reside and was treated here in Virginia. if there is a Community Services Board in your area, that needs to be his first stop. They assess the person to establish “need for treatment” to form a diagnosis axis, and are the ones who make referrals to treatment facilities. They are publically funded, and should be able to cover his costs if he is categorized by the intake counselor as “indigent”. Get out the phonebook, make some calls…he can’t do it for himself right now…GOOD LUCK..to you, and him..

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Inpatient alcohol rehab is for severe alcoholics who for a multitude of reasons cannot abstain from drinking. It is usually only severe alcoholics who will sign themselves in for inpatient alcohol rehab. In some cases the alcoholic will have no choice because they may have been ordered to take inpatient alcohol rehab by a court of law or they may have been taken into an alcohol rehabilitation program because they have become ill from the effects of alcohol abuse.

The first part of any alcohol rehabilitation treatment is alcohol detoxification. Alcohol detoxification is the process of removing all of the toxins that have been built up in the body by alcohol abuse. These toxins are responsible for the cravings that alcoholic will get when he has not had a drink. Alcohol detoxification is a controlled way of enabling the patient to deal with the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

The next part of the alcohol rehabilitation is trying to discover why the patient is addicted to alcohol. There will be daily therapy sessions in which the alcoholic will try to understand the fundamental causes behind their addiction and the patient will also be helped to develop a plan of action which they will carry forward once they leave the inpatient alcohol rehab program. It is important that the patient stays in the program for as long as possible. This is because the patient will have far better chance of successful alcohol rehab if they have spent a long enough time in therapy. Of course inpatient alcohol rehab is only the beginning. Once the patient leaves the program they should begin to get help on the outside to deal with any problems that might arise.

Question by sparks: Do drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs work?
I know many who have gone through these programs only to start using again, only days after completion.

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Answer by wiseman/guru
According to statistics only twenty three percent work, the rest all slip back. Have no idea, how well they work the second time around. Perhaps the same 23%!
Peace.

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Question by sparks: Do drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs work?
I know many who have gone through these programs only to start using again, only days after completion.

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Answer by wiseman/guru
According to statistics only twenty three percent work, the rest all slip back. Have no idea, how well they work the second time around. Perhaps the same 23%!
Peace.

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Question by jpc8015: Seceding from the States?
Did anybody hear about the Lakota Indian Tribe wanting to disolve their treaties with the federal government and set up their own country? Is this a good idea for them? How would they manage without federal aid for everything from “cultural centers” to drug and alcohol rehabilitation? At some point would we need to go and forcibly take their land back from them in order to save them from themselves? What would the consequences be, could we then take away their status as a soveirgn nation and not give them treaties?

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Answer by Perplexed Bob
Well, considering the living conditions on reservations, I don’t see how they were be losing much if they declared their own country.

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