Facts on The Need for Alcohol Rehab

Every person who enters alcohol rehab does it for various reasons. These reasons could be physical (i.e. they are physically addicted to alcohol), social (i.e. they continue going to social events that feature drinking), mental (i.e. they feel that their only route of "escape" is alcohol) or emotional (i.e. they have an emotional attachment to the feelings that drinking brings them).

The Canyon is an alcohol rehab center that can help you turn your drinking problems around. With the help of The Canyon's staff and therapists, and using a variety of traditional and nontraditional treatments and therapies, you can break free from your addiction and go on to lead a healthy, normal life.

The Need for Alcohol Rehab: Alcohol Overdose

Some of the first symptoms that indicate that you've overdosed on alcohol are nausea and vomiting, which happen when you've had more alcohol than your body can metabolize. Other symptoms that soon follow include passing out, pale/blue skin and lips, rapid heart rate, shallow breathing and difficulty standing and/or walking. "Binging" is when a person has more than five alcoholic drinks at one time, and does this at least one day per month. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 2002 to 2003 survey showed that 31.4 percent of North Dakota's residents above the age of 12 engaged in binge drinking.

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The Need for Alcohol Rehab: Pregnancy

Alcohol is very damaging to developing infants, and if mothers engage in drinking alcohol during pregnancy - even in small amounts - they may cause their babies to have birth defects and mental problems once they are born. Additionally, drinking alcohol can reduce the overall chances of even conceiving a child.

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The Need for Alcohol Rehab: Health

When a person engages in heavy drinking for longer periods of time, they can develop pancreatitis, which causes severe pain in the abdomen, extreme weight loss and can lead to death. Heavy drinking can also contribute to other illnesses such as cancer, strokes and even heart disease.

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The Need for Alcohol Rehab: Crime

In about half of the homicides and assaults, alcohol is found in either the body of the victim, the attacker or both. It is also present in many sex-related crimes, as well as other crimes of both more and less serious natures.

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The Need for Alcohol Rehab: Drunk Driving

Every year in the United States, about 5000 people who are under 21 die due to underage drinking. This number includes about 1900 deaths every year in people under 21 who are in car accidents. A recent study also showed that binge drinkers are far more likely to get into such an accident than casual or non-drinkers. About 44 percent of U.S. full-time college students reported that they engage in binge drinking, so the chances that young people will die due to drunk driving are increasing.

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Alcohol Rehab at The Canyon

At The Canyon, the Healing Life Program provides individuals with the opportunity to reclaim their personal hopes and dreams while developing a positive relationship with themselves. Traditional and nontraditional therapies and experiences combine to form the program, and with the guidance of licensed therapists, patients are able to awaken an authentic relationship with themselves as they journey from addiction to recovery. Here at The Canyon, your recovery is our priority, and we'll give you the tools you need to make your journey a successful one. Contact us at for more information.

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