For many people, an alcohol rehab program itself cannot even start until a person’s body has rid itself of all traces of the last drinking episode. And for some, this withdrawal or detoxification stage can be the most trying time of the alcohol recovery program.
Depriving the body of alcohol once alcohol addiction has occurred actually causes physical changes. Nerve endings, accustomed to being dulled by alcohol’s sedative effect, become hyper-sensitive. This can result in severe stomach and head pains, as well as skin reactions, such as itching or hypersensitivity to touch.
Also the brain, now that it is no longer feeling the toxic effects of alcohol, also reacts, causing some people who are in the initial withdrawal phase of alcohol recovery to hallucinate. These hallucinations can be either visual—seeing things that aren’t there--or sensual, in this case, meaning that the person imagines things are crawling on him or he is being touched when in fact he isn’t.
In their most severe forms, these symptoms, along with others such as depression, irritability, or sleeplessness, are sometimes referred to as delirium tremens, or more commonly, the DTs. It may be necessary for someone who is suffering from DTs to need medical attention during the worst part of it.
Once the DTs have passed, however, recovery from alcohol addiction in the form of an alcohol rehab program can begin. Unfortunately, the withdrawal phase, with its sometimes accompanying problems of DTs, is only one part, or one step, of an alcohol rehab program. Other steps must follow, as an alcohol rehab program is a gradual process, just as alcohol addiction itself was.
A person does not become an addict immediately; therefore, he should not expect immediate recovery results. It will take time. However, by calling 866-923-1134 or entering http://www.alcoholrehab.net/ into a search engine can help one take the next steps towards alcohol recovery.
