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Alcohol detox is the process of cleansing the body from alcohol toxins

In the case of alcohol addiction, the detox process requires medical supervision to be done safely. Medicated alcohol detox is essential both to relieve the discomfort of alcohol withdrawal and to prevent the occurrence of life-threatening problems that can arise during withdrawal.

Physical addiction to alcohol is associated with the occurrence of alcohol withdrawal symptoms such as shakes, sweats, nausea, vomiting and delirium. Alcohol detox minimizes the risk of such complications occurring. Alcohl detox allows the patient to stop using alcohol, and prevents relapse to alcohol use during these vital first few alcohol-free days.

What does alcohol detox involve?

Alcohol detox uses medication to replace the effect of alcohol on the brain or body. The medication prescribed is a sedative medication, although this does not mean the patient is sent to sleep. Usually, the patient is fully awake during alcohol detox, although may be a little drowsy. Other medication is also prescribed during alcohol detox to control alcohol withdrawal symptoms as they occur, to help with sleep and to replace vitamin deficiencies which have built up over the years of drinking.

Does alcohol detox work?

Alcohol detox is about stopping alcohol use. This in itself will not be a cure for a drink problem. For this second stage either counselling or a period of rehab is required.

Alcohol detox is not a cure for alcoholism. Alcohol detox merely allows a person with an alcohol problem to cease alcohol use safely and comfortably. After completion of alcohol detox, the person must start to learn the skills to avoid relapse to alcohol use. Learning these skills involves psychological treatment, which can be delivered either as an inpatient (rehab) or as an outpatient (counseling). Essentially, alcohol detox is about stopping alcohol use and rehab or counseling is all about ‘staying stopped'.

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