| At some point in each person's life he or she is given a | | | | - Hair loss |
| talk about drugs and alcohol and the effects that both | | | | - Excessive carefulness of one's appearance and |
| can have. Most of us were taught in school health | | | | behavior when the person usually isn't quite so |
| classes that the effects of drugs and alcohol can be | | | | meticulous (could be a sign of a cover up) |
| emotional as well as physical and can have a big | | | | Emotional Effects of Alcohol and Drug Addiction |
| impact on the people who surround us as well as on | | | | Emotional effects of drug and alcohol addiction aren't |
| our individual bodies. While this is certainly true, what | | | | always as obvious as the physical effects can be. |
| most people don't understand-until they are in the | | | | The truth is that drug and alcohol addictions are usually |
| throes of addiction-is just how devastating the physical | | | | closely related to an emotional issue that has existed |
| and emotional affects of drug and alcohol addiction | | | | for quite a while. While it is true that an addiction can |
| can be. | | | | be physical-the triggers for that addiction are usually |
| In drug and alcohol rehab, drug and alcohol addicts will | | | | emotional. Here are some of the emotional effects a |
| work individually, together and with trained drug and | | | | drug addiction can have, both on the addict and the |
| alcohol addiction experts to understand both the | | | | people in an addict's life: |
| physical and emotional demands of overcoming an | | | | - Increased feelings of loneliness and ostracism |
| addiction. The experts in drug rehab programs have | | | | - Increased irritability |
| helped many clients get sober and they know how to | | | | - Increased fatigue |
| help people cope as they go through withdrawal and | | | | - Unexplainable anxiety |
| face the emotional truths that contributed to their drug | | | | - Inability to concentrate |
| and alcohol addictions. | | | | - Feelings of abandonment (for both the addict and the |
| Physical Effects of Alcohol and Drug Addiction | | | | people in the addict's life) |
| As a person falls deeper and deeper into the throes | | | | - Stress from strained relationships |
| of alcohol addiction and drug addiction, their friends and | | | | - Fear that the addiction is out of control |
| family will start to notice that the addict is physically | | | | - Fear of rejection if addiction is discovered |
| changing. Internally your body will be dealing with | | | | - Fear that even if the addict gets sober, they will no |
| intense cravings for the addict's drug of choice (or any | | | | longer be accepted by their social circle |
| drug at all, depending on the addiction). Outwardly, a | | | | - Anger at people who "don't get it" |
| drug addict can display any (or all) of the following | | | | In a drug and alcohol rehab, both the person with the |
| symptoms: | | | | addiction and the people surrounding the addict will go |
| - Bloody noses | | | | through counseling sessions to help face and deal with |
| - Coughing for no reason | | | | the emotional ramifications of alcohol or drug addiction. |
| - Lack of coordination or unexplainable drowsiness | | | | Experts agree that these sessions are imperative for |
| - Irregular pupil size | | | | the addict's continued sobriety once his or her time in |
| - Eyes moving back and forth rapidly and unable to | | | | drug rehab has finished and he (or she) has to stay |
| focus on anything | | | | sober in the "regular world." The experts and therapists |
| - Bloodshot or red eyes | | | | can also help an addict cope with the physical |
| - Smokey smell or other drug smells on clothing | | | | addiction to drugs and alcohol and the withdrawal |
| - Physical marks on the skin (track marks, rashes, etc) | | | | process the addict will deal with after being admitted |
| - Inability to sit still | | | | to the center. |
| - Incessant scratching or rubbing | | | | The truth is that drug addiction is neither all physical nor |
| - Infection on the skin | | | | entirely emotional. The staff in most drug rehabilitation |
| - Drug paraphernalia in pockets or usually within close | | | | centers understand and work with you to deal with all |
| proximity to the person | | | | aspects of overcoming addiction and living a sober life. |