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Warning Signs of Alcoholism

1. Making excuses for drinking

2. Drinking alone

3. Poor Diet

4. Drinking Secretly

5. Binge Drinking

6. Lying about drinking

7. Daily Drinking

8. Violence associated with drinking

9. Trembling in the morning

10. Drinking to reduce stress

11. Drinking on the job

12. Drinking and Driving/ DUI

13. Drinking impacting social relationships

14. Increased tolerance to alcohol

15. Withdrawal symptoms when not drinking

16. Drinking first thing in the morning

17. Drinking to fall asleep

18. Smelling like alcohol

19. Malnutrition symptoms

20. Cardiac problems associated w/ alcohol

21. Blacking out while drinking

22. Justifying alcohol use

23. Drinking because of depression

24. Being told you have a drinking problem

25. Drinking until passing out

26. Drinking after others have stopped

27. Feeling guily about drinking

28. Unsucessfully attempting to reduce intake

29. Making impulsive decisions while drinking

Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs (Brand Names)

Opiates:
Oxycontin
Vicodin
Norco
Demerol
Dicodid
hycodan
hycomine
lorcet
lortab
Novahistex
Xentex
Xodol
Eukodal
Dinarkon

Stimulants:
Adderall
Ritalin
Dexedrine
Strattera

Depressants:
Valium
Nembutal
Xanax
Soma
Lexotanil
Librium
Gerodorm
Klonopin
Orcadil
Tranxene
Rohypnol

If you or someone you know is abusing any of the drugs listed above, please seek professional help as soon as possible - prescription drug addictions are as serious as any other. Newport Coast Recovery can help you plan for sobriety - call (800)990-9691 today

Treating Alcoholism: Mind and Body

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

When a patient enters rehab for alcoholism, the physical and mental symptoms of addiction are generally evident. Alcoholism is often seen with malnutrition as well as circulatory system problems.
Treating alcoholism with individual and group therapy is a good way to get the mind back on track. An alcohol rehab center needs to provide clients a […]

Men’s Alcohol Rehab

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

When searching for a drug rehab program, you should remember that facilities that focus on the individual patient’s condition are generally the most effective. For example, if you’re a male suffering from alcoholism then you’d probably do better at a men’s alcohol rehab program that specifically treats alcoholism than a coed facility that focuses on […]

Physical Symptoms of Alcoholism

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Alcoholism physical symptoms are numerous, but there are a few alcoholism physical symptoms that are fairly easy to identify and are pretty common among those addicted to alcohol. If you or a loved one is afflicted with alcoholism or other drug addictions, contact Newport Coast Recovery for a top notch state licensed men’s drug rehab […]

Alcoholism Withdrawal

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Alcoholism withdrawal is associated with the withdrawal effects associated with ethanol addiction. Alcoholism withdrawal can be very severe and may bring about delirium tremens (DT) which is associated with tremors, nausea and intense urges for alcohol.
Longer term effects of alcoholism withdrawal may include Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome which will affect memory, learning and creative expression. Alcoholism withdrawal […]

Dealing with alcoholism and finding alcohol rehab programs

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

There are several reasons why you should never take the process of finding an alcohol treatment program lightly. First of all, many people attempt ‘cold turkey’ approaches to beating their alcohol program. This can be very dangerous, because if you quit cold turkey and aren’t properly supervised, the withdrawal process can actually be fatal. Under […]