What Is Alcoholism?
Alcoholism is far more common in our society than anyone can account for. After all… it’s socially acceptable to drink, so why bother getting help through alcoholism treatment?

Well, if you or someone you love is experiencing difficulties with their health, school, job, or relationships due to drinking alcoholic beverages… or if you have trouble controlling the amount you drink once you start… the information disclosed on this page might help determine if it’s a problem.

Having a few drinks (or a lot) may be legal, but both could result in serious injury or death, whether it be an unintentional car accident or respiratory failure from alcohol poisoning.

If you or a loved one may have an addiction to alcohol, treatment for alcohol abuse is the best option for recovery and sobriety. Here at Granite Mountain, we have a variety of addiction treatment programs to choose from, including alcoholism treatment.

Signs, Symptoms, And Effects Of Alcohol
There are various risk factors associated with alcohol addiction, and signs to look out for.

Physical signs of alcohol over-consumption of intoxication include:

Slurred or incoherent speech
Poor balance/clumsiness
Delayed reflexes
Stomach pains, vomiting, or nausea
Loss of consciousness or blacking-out
Redness of the face during or after periods of consumption
If after reading the above list you’re saying to yourself, “Come on man. That’s how I define a good time!” Then keep on reading.
Signs of continuous alcohol overuse:

Start developing a tolerance to the effects of alcohol, requiring more drinks to achieve the desired effect.
Loss of control over the amount consumed once drinking has begun
Regular inattention to family or professional obligations
Dangerous behaviors that carry the risk of legal, financial, or health consequences for yourself or others
Increase in expressions of anger or other emotions, especially in inappropriate settings
Insomnia, which could follow oversleeping
Before we continue let’s eliminate a thought you might be having: These aren’t signs that the party has started!

Although from time to time we know the alcoholic might enjoy the occasional illegal activity. Unfortunately, the last thing we need is a little Al Capone running around wreaking havoc. Otherwise, a continuous problem with alcohol could lead to one of the following alcohol-induced disorder(s):

Mood disorder (depressive or bipolar)
Psychotic disorder with delusions or hallucinations
Anxiety disorder
Sexual dysfunction
Sleep disorder
If any of the above induced-disorder(s) hit an unexpected emotional cord, just remember millions of people could say they’ve been there. If at this point you’re ready to find out how to start recovery, we’d first like to affirm the COURAGE it took to read everything up to this point. It’s normal for people to run when they come face to face with their demon(s)… so stay strong.

You Are NOT Alone
We may believe that stopping without any assistance may save us whatever dignity we’ve got left, which is admirable, but could also be life-threatening. Let’s imagine for a second you break your legs while out with friends or family attempting to do a double layout half in, half out flip off a two-story building.

Are you going to accept help from your family or friends to get you to the hospital or are you going to reject it while attempting to do a modified low crawl to the hospital because you want to keep what’s remaining of your dignity?

You’re going to accept the help of others. Why?

Because the second you felt the bones in your legs break, you made the realization that maybe you’re not the best person to make decisions for yourself.

Now, not everyone is going to need to admit themselves into treatment or join AA unless you did try doing a double layout half in, half out flip off a two-story building then I strongly suggest looking into that.

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