Alcohol Addiction Treatment
Our Veterans Rehab Treatment Centers offer specialized treatment for Alcohol Addiction. With years of experience, Our Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers work tirelessly to meet your treatment needs.
Alcohol Addiction
Treating Alcohol Addiction
At Warriors and First Responders Resorts, we are here to help those struggling with alcohol addiction. Our Veterans Rehab offers specialized treatment programs. We can treat Alcohol Abuse by using Detox, Medication Assisted Treatment and follow up treatment, such as group therapy, one on one therapy, and support groups.
High functioning alcoholism is when someone who struggles with alcohol but does not experience the same discernable effects of drinking excessively. Many Veterans believe they know what alcoholism looks like; it is portrayed in the media as an uncontrollable need to drink, which leads to unpredictable behavior.
While those who struggle with alcohol addiction do have these issues, some are able to drink an excessive amount, and no one would be the wiser. Functioning alcoholics still receive the consequences of drinking too much or ‘binge drinking.’ They can participate in everyday activities. Though maintaining a job, relationships, and finances, they suffer from Alcohol Addiction.
Unusual Drinking Habits
Most people can’t tell that a functional alcoholic has a problem even when they are drinking socially. However, they might exhibit some signs through certain habits such as drinking more after saying they would only have one drink. They talk about drinking all the time and have a lot of social interaction with heavy drinkers. They also consistently finish alcoholic beverages, including other people’s drinks, and are unable to limit themselves at social events.
Other signs could include spending a lot of time buying/ drinking alcohol or recovering from drinking too much. Often Veterans will give up on prior responsibilities so that they can spend more time drinking. Eventually, when a Veteran stops drinking, they will experience withdrawal symptoms. This will make them want to drink again to prevent the uncomfortable and painful side effects.
Signs of Alcohol Addiction
Difficulties controling intake
Obsessing Over the Next Drink
Behavioral Changes When Drinking
Blacking Out Regularly
Drinking as a "Reward or Stress Relief"
Hiding Bottles
Alcohol Addiction Treatment
Through the groundbreaking use of integrative evidence-based therapies and Mental Health Evaluations, we help develop:
- Coping Skills for Anxiety
- Practical application of therapeutic practices in your everyday life
- Mental Wellness Plans to cope with Alcohol Abuse
- Principles of Self Care
- Life Balance
- Learning Positive Alternative ID
- The Importance of Healthy Nutrition to combat Alcohol Addiction
- Physical Fitness
- Healthy Communication Skills
- Dealing with Life without the use of Alcohol
- Conflict Resolution
- Relapse Prevention Plan to identify common relapse triggers
DUI Facts
10 percent of all police-reported motor vehicle crashes are alcohol-related.
Nearly two out of every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related traffic crash in their lifetime.
There are over 1.4 million arrests for driving while intoxicated each year and 780,000 of those are convicted.
About one-third of drunk-driving convictions and arrests involve offenders who have been arrested for the crime before.
Alcohol-related crashes cost taxpayers over $100 billion per year with the average person paying $800 from their annual salary.
13,000 people are killed each year in alcohol-related accidents with hundreds of thousands more getting injured.
The Risk of Intoxicated Driving
The human brain cannot handle driving while intoxicated because it has to process too many variables. Alcohol, or other drugs, can reduce a person’s attentiveness and their ability to make quick decisions. Drunk drivers will find it difficult to react to changes in the environment or execute many of the necessary maneuvers behind the wheel. Driving while intoxicated is a crime and people who are convicted for a DUI pay thousands of dollars in fines, have their license revoked, and risk being put in jail. Drunk Drivers are also commonly injured and killed in accidents. The risk of a driver under the influence being killed in an accident is eleven times that of unintoxicated drivers.
Driving under the influence isn’t just a risk to the person who is intoxicated. Many times a fatal collision involves the person/people that the drunk driver hit. Being responsible for the death of another human being is a hard consequence to live with. Not only will the person who was drunk likely receive jail time for manslaughter but they will have it on their record for the rest of their lives. Penalties could include:
- License suspended
- Restitution to the victims family
- Prison sentence up to 10 years
The risks of driving under the influence can be devastating. It is important to know and understand the consequences and in doing so prevent a horrible accident. If it is difficult to stop then it is possible a social activity has become an addiction. If this is the case then treatment should be found immediately.
Recovering From Alcohol Addiction
The signs of alcohol addiction are harder to spot in a person who is a “functional alcoholic”. Most of the time, they appear responsible and successful in their work or academic lives. Their high functioning traits often lead them to be in deep denial for many years before they ever consider or accept that they might have a problem with alcohol. Friends and family members may feel that they have things under control since they don’t fit the stereotype of a typical alcoholic.
At Warriors and First Responders Resorts, our Veterans Rehab offers treatment for you or your loved one. In our rehab program, they can learn the skills to make positive changes in their lives and maintain sobriety. If you are concerned, don’t hesitate to help a loved one seek treatment. Our Military Veterans Rehab Treatment Centers offers Medical Detox, Residential Treatment, and Outpatient Therapy or Extended Care programs.
