When people think of alcohol abuse, they do not always consider that it occurs in different ways. The “wino” stumbling down the street, clutching a bottle, in a perpetual state of intoxication, is only one form of alcohol abuse. The secret or closet drinker who is or appears to be able to function even while drinking is another example of alcohol abuse.
One specific example, however, that may not readily come to mind is that of binge drinking. Binge drinking occurs when a person makes the conscious decision to drink as much alcohol as possible in as short a time as possible, in order to rapidly achieve a state of intoxication. Binge drinking can be more common among teenagers and young adults, although it can affect people of any age.
Binge drinking may not occur every night or even ever weekend. Rather, the number of times a person engages in binge drinking may vary, depending on different circumstances.
For instance, availability and environment may be factors in the instances of binge drinking among young people. A person may find him or herself in a situation that did not start out to be one where any drinking, binge or otherwise, was meant to occur. However, circumstances occur in which alcohol becomes available, and this availability is taken advantage of.
One other cause for binge drinking seeming to occur almost solely with adolescents, college students, and/or young adults might well be the time factor. Teenagers and college students may be facing curfews, or the gathering at which the binge drinking takes place only lasts for a short amount of time. Since the goal of the binge drinker is to get drunk as quickly as possible, a lot of drinking must take place in a very narrow time frame.
No matter what the reason for a binge drinking episode, whether it is the first or just another one of many, binge drinking is still dangerous. Continued binge drinking can lead to the necessity of having to enter a detoxification center in order to overcome the effects of too many binge drinking episodes.
Because of this, alcohol detox programs are designed to handle both the steady drinker and the binge drinker. Further, because binge drinking has the tendency to lead to alcohol poisoning, a serious and sometimes fatal condition, alcohol detox will almost certainly occur, as the body processes the large amount of alcohol taken in.
Detox centers in Virginia can help those who find themselves engaging more and more in binge drinking. They can provide 21-dayalcohol detox programs. Once the detox time has passed, personnel can then guide the binge drinker to inpatient and/or outpatient programs that will help one better handle the desire to engage in such risky behavior.
Please allow us to stop the cycle that binge drinking can start. Call us at 1-866-923-1134 or visit our website at http://www.detox-center.com and let us give you information on our programs.
