It is said that a small amount of alcohol consumption is considerable, but when it crosses a limit, it may escort a person to addiction. As the consumption increases the harder it becomes to stop and one becomes “Alcoholic” or “Alcohol dependent”. Alcohol addiction may be due to number of reasons like:

• Mental situation, where a person can be addicted due to any extreme life conditions and stay for a longer period of time
• Unbalanced lifestyle has also be one in the list as it drain the people towards the addiction
• Some develop because of genetics, as their family is involved in consumption of the alcohol, so are their children too.

What signs say about Alcohol Addiction?

A person does not become an addict in a day or two, but it is gradually developed and takes years. Some of the signs that show a person is becoming addicted are:

• Habitual drinking
• Drinking to stop thinking about problems, stress, 
• Unhappy feeling on not drinking
• Blacking out
• Loss of interest in personal, family and friends.
• Unable to fulfill daily responsibilities 
• Withdrawal symptoms on hike when not consuming alcohol for a short span

Alcohol addiction has long term effect on health of a person. Being addicted gives an invitation to number of health issues like:

• Heart disease
• Liver damage
• High Blood pressure
• Stroke
• Brain disorder

Apart from health issues, it has social impact also on ability to work and family relationships as there is change in behavior of a person when he is in influence of alcohol. 

Treatment at Rehabilitation center

Beating an addiction and bouncing back is a challenging process when fought alone, but when you have someone especially experienced, the battle becomes easier and victory is confirmed. Medication and behavior therapies are great way to overcome drug addiction. Rehabilitation centers are playing a significant role in counseling the patients and motivating them get back to their normal life while changing their living. With extensive knowledge and years of experience these rehabilitation centers prepared different stage recovery routine where they first ‘intervene’ in the life of the patient and understand the structure, secondly ‘assess’ the situation and create a plan especially for that person. In the third stage they ‘treat’ with the worlds most extensive therapies and lastly with after care programs, they ensure the long live victory of a patient.