Alcohol Withdrawal
The sources of alcohol are barley, grain, corn rye and beverage containing ethyl. About 20% of the alcohol, that a person drinks, absorbs in the stomach and remaining 80% absorbs in the small intestine. The time of absorption depends on many factors such as concentration of alcohol in the drink, the type of the drink and stomach; whether it is empty or not. Alcohol affects your body and mind when it is absorbed into the tissues. Kidney, lungs and liver are the most affected parts by alcohol.

The time of becoming addicted from the first use, varies among different people. Addiction to alcohol occurs when a person drinks alcohol too much and too often.

Withdrawal symptoms from alcohol occur when an alcohol addicted person stops drinking or starts drinking less quantity of alcohol. The symptoms start appearing in a person after 5 to 8 hours from his last drink.

The minor withdrawal symptoms at this early stage, are agitation, restlessness, nervousness, anxiousness or trembling. In addition he may feel problems in sleeping, a fast heartbeat, trembling or too much sweating. These symptoms may become worse from 24 to 72 hours after the last drink. The withdrawal symptoms can start to give a person fever, high blood pressure, and make a person delirious, shake very badly and sweat. Breathing problems or strokes may also occur during this stage of withdrawal.

A more addicted person may take up to a week for withdrawal. When heavy drinkers decide to suddenly withdraw “cold turkey” from drinking they may feel life threatening symptoms. The severity of symptoms depends on how chemically dependent a drinker has become.

How to treat alcohol addiction?
It's advised to seek a counselor for a serious alcohol addiction. Find a drug rehabilitation center near you in our drug rehabilitation centers list and contact a drug rehab counselor immediately.

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