Alcohol Rehab

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Alcohol Addiction and the Effects of Alcohol

We often internalize family and childcare issues on a very personal and emotional level,… posing a different set of emotional and mental roadblocks that must be overcome on the road to wellness and sobriety. Identity issues, work issues, and even hygiene and past sexual trauma concerns often compound their alcohol addiction problems, making the effects of alcohol on human bodies into a larger set of treatment variables to work with.

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Our alcohol recovery programs and drug rehab at Brazos Place can help you address the specific areas that compel your addictive behaviors and can help you learn the new skills you’ll need for a successful recovery by the time you leave our alcoholism center.

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Why People Use Alcohol

Many circumstances people encounter in today’s modern world (more often than not) provide the very reasons many find their escape in alcohol abuse. Money problems, relationship high’s and low’s, chronic fatigue from work or stress, family responsibilities and parallel issues with depression can drive many people to drink more and more over time.

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The real problems begin when occasional drinking in response to stressful situations begin to slide into the constant use of alcohol either at home or out of the house in the work or recreational environment. The pleasure centers of the brain will react to this increase in different ways for different people, while the use of other drugs (which often accompany the use of alcohol) can then reinforce the habitual use of drinking, and can amplify the physical effects on the brain and the body including:

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• Perceived boosts in performance (getting things done)
• Feeling happier (mood enhancement)
• Relaxation (ability to experience emotional or physical release)
• Amplified pleasure (sexual or other)

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Other factors involved in drinking may include peer pressure or becoming involved with partners who abuse alcohol more frequently, thus making it more likely for a person to develop addictive behaviors towards alcohol. While reasons to drink can vary from person to person, breaking the alcohol addiction cycle means finding an alcohol rehabilitation and intensive residential treatment program that treats the issues a person has to contend with in their everyday life, while also getting to the root of underlying, emotional triggers so that they don’t relapse.

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Signs of Alcohol Addiction

As chronic alcoholism can have differing effects on human’s bodies and minds, the signs of addiction in most people can help us with early warning signals, regardless of lifestyle, economic status, or perceived social functionality (whether or not they appear to have a problem in public or not). Most professionals in alcohol recovery programs agree that the following behaviors as clear signals that alcohol addiction is present:

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• Needing alcohol to function in everyday life
• Stealing to get enough money to pay for drinking
• Drinking multiple times per day or waking with the need to drink
• Being unable to stop drinking even when you want to

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The roles people take on with their families, or with their work life may push them to abuse alcohol periodically at first, and then escalate into a severe pattern of abuse over time. At Brazos Place, our rehabilitation center can assist you in making needed arrangements that can make the difference in keeping you involved in your children’s lives until you’re able to function as a capable provider again.

Since the types of underlying issues people face (such as abuse) can have a major influence on wanting to use alcohol as a coping mechanism, our alcohol rehabilitation program is designed to help you work through these painful issues and learn ways to conquer them through healthier habits.

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