| Alcohol addiction develops over time and through the | | | | a problem. |
| repetitive overuse or abuse of alcohol. It occurs | | | | Other common, physical indications of alcoholism |
| when drinking is used as a crutch for people when | | | | include changes in sleeping habits, slurred speech, |
| they have a problem dealing with stress. Many | | | | clumsiness, red face, weight loss, upset stomach, |
| studies suggest a hormone imbalance is partially | | | | numb hands and feet, and black outs. The mental |
| responsible for the addiction. | | | | symptoms include mood swings and emotional |
| How to Recognize an Alcohol Addiction | | | | outbursts. An addict will also show a very high |
| A person with an addiction to alcohol doesn't know | | | | tolerance for alcohol because he will need more and |
| how to stop drinking. There is no such thing as "one | | | | more of the liquid to feel the effects. |
| more" to an alcoholic; there must always be another | | | | People with alcohol addictions have very little interest |
| one. Many alcoholics will often drink alone because | | | | in the things that used to give them pleasure. Their |
| they want to hide their drinking. | | | | hobbies become boring and so do the places they |
| An alcoholic always has the need to drink; it does not | | | | used to frequent that doesn't support their alcohol |
| have to be a party or a celebration. The first thought | | | | habits. Alcoholics often hide drinks in unusual places to |
| an alcoholic has in the morning is of drinking. Drinking | | | | make sure they always have it. Their dependency on |
| is also the way in which a person suffers from an | | | | drinking will also reveal itself through monetary |
| addiction to alcohol says his bedtime prayers. | | | | problems and troubled, interpersonal relationships. |
| Alcohol reveals itself in both physical and mental | | | | An alcohol addiction is not the end of the world. A |
| symptoms. The symptoms and their severity vary | | | | person can regain his or her sobriety with |
| from one individual to another. The first indicator of | | | | determination and an enrollment in a good, alcohol |
| alcohol addiction is the refusal to admit that alcohol is | | | | addiction program. |