Safe alcohol detox

Is It Possible To Do A Safe Alcohol Detox On Your Own At Home? Well, generally speaking, with a mild dependence on alcohol, a very strong-willed person can safely detox at home. It is not easy, but it can be done and it can be done safely. There are many videos and books online that you can buy that talk about the 30 Day Challenge, meaning going 30 days without having a drink. Easier said than done, and if it’s really easy for you, you may not have an alcohol dependence problem. Doing so is a real struggle even for those in the initial stages of dependency.

In the later stages of alcohol dependence, even with a strong support system of family and friends behind you, it becomes much more difficult. It may not be safe to do it on your own. First, you are setting yourself up for failure, which will make it harder the next time you try to detox. Second, it can be dangerous, which we’ll explain in a moment. Keep in mind that those who are the most committed Alcoholics Anonymous participants often find themselves “falling off the wagon” and then have to start over.

What is that joke?

One gentleman tells another in an AA meeting;

“Well, I finally stopped smoking,” says your friend; “That’s nothing, I stopped drinking 147 times!”

In fact, alcoholism is not a joking matter, and perhaps the reason everyone laughs at it, because it hits the spot and is so close to the truth (quote: 1).

It is not uncommon for a person with severe alcohol dependence to have seizures during periods of alcohol withdrawal. It is also not uncommon for an alcoholic with a severe dependence to eventually die during one of these seizures, especially when his health has deteriorated over time. If someone has alcohol withdrawal delirium tremors, the only thing that can stop them is having another drink or taking a drug that fools the body into thinking that they have had more alcohol on board. Still, this is only a temporary fix. In the later stages of alcohol dependence, it is much safer to let the experts handle your safe alcohol detox program (quote: 2).

References:

1.) “Doubled in Laughter: Humor and Self-Construction in Alcoholics Anonymous”, by Pollner, M., and Stein, J. (2001). In JF Gubrium and JA Holstein (Eds.), Institutional selves: problematic identities in a postmodern world (pp. 46-63). New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press.

2.) “Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens in critically ill patients: a systematic review and comment”, by Don-Kelena Awissi, Genevieve Lebrun, Douglas B. Coursin and Richard R. Riker and Yoanna Skrobik. Intensive Care Medicine, ISSN 0342-4642, Volume 39, Number 1, Intensive Care Medicine. (2012) 39: 16-30. DOI 10.1007 / s00134-012-2758.

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