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Alcohol Dependence

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AuthorColin Moore

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Alcohol dependence can result in addiction and drastically change your life. If you have a drinking problem and would like to get help, Accxy includes a progressive alcohol dependency rehab center in Tacoma, WA. Learn more about alcohol dependence and the way to get help.

At Accxy, we understand the challenges that face those trying to overcome alcohol dependence. However, we give a selection of helpful therapeutic choices to support our clients. We tailor these options to the needs of each unique person who comes to our treatment program. To explore the services at our alcohol rehab center, please contact Accxy today at or use our convenient online form.

Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal

Alcohol dependence is a long-term, severe drinking problem. When your body depends upon alcohol to function normally, you crave alcohol and could fight to complete the simplest tasks. Rather than quitting on your own, we recommend getting a reliable recovery program that effectively deals with withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms may range from mild to severe and include problems such as:

  • Unstable vital signs
  • Extreme confusion
  • Fever
  • Seizures
  • Hallucinations
  • Worsening mental health symptoms

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms develop when your body cannot deal with the absence of alcohol. These symptoms can become uncomfortable and may put your life in danger otherwise properly addressed. Attempting to detox by yourself may trigger a relapse, meaning you may turn to alcohol to relieve the symptoms of withdrawal.

Our medication-assisted treatment plan minimizes the risk of relapse and provides medical supervision to help you get through withdrawal symptoms.

Factors Impacting Alcohol Dependence

Some people have high risk of developing a dependancy. The following circumstances can increase your risk of developing alcohol dependence:

  • Drinking alcohol in a young age
  • Having a family member with a drinking problem
  • Genetic factors
  • Men may develop alcohol dependence
  • Having other mental health disorders for example bipolar disorder or depression
  • Other substance abuse such as heroin, marijuana, or cocaine
  • Factors Impacting Alcohol Withdrawal

When you drink too much alcohol too often, it changes the way your brain works. Alcohol consumption overstimulates the mind, also it produces certain chemicals to counter the result. Should you suddenly stop drinking, symptoms of withdrawal develop.

The following circumstances increase your chance of withdrawal symptoms:

  • Drinking high levels of alcohol regularly
  • Heavy drinking during a period of years
  • Previous good reputation for withdrawal
  • Poor nutrition and compromised liver function
  • Using cocaine, narcotics, or sedatives while consuming alcohol

Signs of Dependence

When you feel determined by alcohol, you might cut back time doing the things you worry about. Drinking becomes your primary priority and takes over your life.

The following are signs of alcohol dependence:

  • Continuing to drink after experiencing harmful effects
  • Needing more and more alcohol to get drunk
  • Devoting more and more time to consuming alcohol
  • Physical and mental withdrawal symptoms appear after not drinking for a short time
  • Inability to control alcohol consumption

We offer a separate women's and men's drug rehab program for clients preferring gender-based therapy.

Physical and Social Indications of Alcoholism

Alcohol dependence often leads to alcoholism. Even highly functional people with alcoholism can't hide their problems forever. It tends to bleed over to your personal and professional affairs.

Physical symptoms of alcoholism include:

  • Memory loss
  • Inability to stop drinking
  • Frequent falls
  • Traffic tickets and accidents
  • Depression
  • Blackouts
  • Tremors

Social symptoms of alcoholism include:

  • Guilt and shame after drinking
  • Hiding your habit from others
  • Impulsiveness
  • People growing worried about your drinking
  • Defensiveness
  • Harming others by starting fights or becoming abusive to your spouse or children

Alcohol Rehab Center in Tacoma, WA

At Accxy, we help clients get over drug abuse disorders through a series of programs designed to enable them to focus on positive thoughts and behaviors. A few of the programs we've for our patients include:

  • Individual therapy program
  • Group therapy program
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy program
  • Dialectical behavior therapy program

We also provide an aftercare program to help keep you focused on recovery. If you are ready to place the past behind you and move ahead to some life free from alcohol, contact us at for more information on how to say goodbye to alcohol dependence.