| Rehabilitation is the term used to refer to the | | | | treatment programs are expensive. |
| restoration of lost capabilities or the treatment used to | | | | While choosing a rehabilitation center, it is of prime |
| heal a body from ailments. Alcohol addicts are usually | | | | importance that the patient is kept away from the |
| admitted to an alcohol rehabilitation center. Alcohol | | | | people or surroundings where this addiction began. In |
| addiction begins with a casual curiosity or peer | | | | the initial stage of addiction, an outpatient treatment |
| pressure. It affects the brain and creates a desire to | | | | program may be sufficient. Patients with an acute |
| consume more alcohol resulting into addiction. Typically, | | | | history of alcohol addiction may require an inpatient |
| a person starts consuming alcohol to obtain relief from | | | | treatment program wherein a patient is supervised and |
| his problems. Alcohol addiction affects a person's life in | | | | his progress is monitored 24 hours a day. This |
| all spheres. | | | | treatment may be in a hospital or a residential |
| A rehabilitation center begins treatment by studying all | | | | surrounding which offers supervision like a hospital. |
| the psychological factors of the patient, including their | | | | Almost all major cities have well-equipped rehabilitation |
| social background and the degree of addiction of a | | | | centers. Rehab centers not only work towards treating |
| patient, to decide a course of treatment. A patient is | | | | a patient, but also towards ensuring that the patients |
| counseled, and sometimes given medication. There is a | | | | do not revert back to the addiction. They restore the |
| whole range of treatments to choose from. The time | | | | addict's lost faith and confidence. These patients come |
| required for recovery varies from one person to | | | | out as confident individuals ready to face life with |
| another. Money can be a major constraint for | | | | renewed vigor. |
| treatment. Apart from a few charitable centers, most | | | | |