| People leave off alcohol when it becomes a problem | | | | secondary health problems like liver cirrhosis have set |
| for them, just as people with high blood pressure have | | | | in, home detox may not be a good idea. It is so |
| to leave salt after they are diagnosed with a | | | | because your body needs to be monitored throughout |
| hypertension, or people leave sugar after they develop | | | | until the detox is complete, and you are on your way |
| diabetes. Just like that, people have to leave alcohol | | | | to a healthy life. In such a case, you will have to stay |
| when they develop the conditions of alcoholism. | | | | at a residential treatment centre. |
| This is essentially, what detox means. You are getting | | | | If, however, you do choose to undergo treatment at |
| rid of the toxin in your body (alcohol in this case or | | | | home, you should join a support group and counseling |
| anything that is harming you). In the process, you can | | | | to help you through. It is a difficult path and you need all |
| choose to be admitted to a treatment centre for the | | | | the encouragement and support you can get. Do not |
| process or do it at home. However, the first step is | | | | go into it alone. This is partly why many people who |
| always to consult a specialist. | | | | successfully win over the habit of alcoholism prefer |
| Alcohol detox is not as simple as just deciding upon | | | | in-house treatment. |
| giving up drinking on extensive level. Alcoholism is a | | | | You cannot do it alone. Even if you are successful at |
| disease and needs to be treated like any other | | | | abstinence and control your withdrawal symptoms |
| disease. Just as you cannot prescribe medicines for | | | | with drugs, there is a strong chance of relapse if you |
| yourself, you cannot decide to undergo alcohol detox | | | | do not undergo counselling or have a support group. |
| all on yourself. You can do it at home but not without | | | | Therefore, we can say that while detoxification can be |
| advise from an expert. | | | | done at home, it is not complete without the aid of a |
| The expert will be your doctor or the team at addiction | | | | medical expert. |
| rehabilitation centre. They will prescribe medicines for | | | | You need support from other people and counsellors. |
| you that will help you leave alcohol while easing the | | | | You also need a physician to prescribe medicines for |
| withdrawal symptoms. The success of your treatment | | | | yourself and monitor the state of your health through |
| would depend on how rigorously you stick to the | | | | the detoxification process. Take your time while you |
| regimen set by the experts. If your resolution seems to | | | | consider this. If you think you have enough resolution to |
| become weaker every now and then, it is best to | | | | go through with it at home, and you are an active part |
| enroll at an in-patient facility. | | | | of a support group, you may opt for detoxification at |
| In addition, it depends on the severity of the problem. If | | | | home. However, for compromised health or poor |
| alcoholism has deteriorated to an extent where | | | | resolution, residential treatment is never a better option. |