Alcohol Rehab

The Need for Alcohol Addiction Treatment

The misuse of alcohol affects the health and well-being of millions of Americans. SAMHSA’s 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that approximately 19.3 million people aged 18 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year.

The 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 139.7 million Americans age 12 or older were past month alcohol users, 65.8 million people were binge drinkers in the past month, and 16 million were heavy drinkers in the past month.

• Approximately 14.5 million people age 12 or older had an alcohol use disorder (2019 NSDUH).
• Excessive alcohol use can increase a person’s risk of stroke, liver cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis, cancer, and other serious health conditions.
• Excessive alcohol use can also lead to risk-taking behavior, including driving while impaired. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 29 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver daily.

To avoid the long-term consequences of addiction, attending an alcohol use treatment program may be the next step.

What are the Symptoms of Alcohol Use Disorder?

It can be difficult to recognize whether a woman has an alcohol use disorder because alcohol use is normalized in the United States. However, if someone is displaying the signs below, further evaluation by a healthcare professional may be recommended.

Symptoms of a woman with an alcohol addiction may include:

• The woman ended up drinking more or longer than they intended.
• She wants to cut down or stop drinking or has tried to but couldn’t.
• More than once, the woman has gotten into situations while or after drinking that increased her chances of getting hurt, such as driving, swimming, using machinery, walking in a dangerous area, or having unsafe sex.
• She has to drink much more than she once did to get the effect she wants or found that her usual number of drinks had much less effect than before.
• She has continued to drink even though it was making her feel depressed or anxious or that it adds to another health problem. In addition, she’s had a memory blackout.
• The woman spends a lot of time drinking, being sick, or getting over other after-effects.
• She continues to drink even though it causes trouble with her family or friends.
• She’s found that drinking, or being sick from drinking, often interferes with taking care of her home or family, causing job troubles or school problems.
• She’s given up or cut back on activities that were important or interesting to her or gave her pleasure in order to drink.
• More than once, she’s gotten arrested, been held at a police station, or had other legal problems because of her drinking?
• When the effects of alcohol were wearing off, the woman has found that she had withdrawal symptoms such as trouble sleeping, shakiness, restlessness, nausea, sweating, a racing heart, or a seizure.