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Alcoholism

La Ventana’s alcohol rehab facilities in Thousand Oaks are equipped and staffed to help clients permanently end their alcohol dependencies. Excessive drinking can cause catastrophic damage to clients’ physical health, mental health, and social networks. Physical health threats associated with alcoholism include liver damage, vision impairments, and oral health complications including periodontitis and oral cancer. Alcoholism can also trigger or enhance mental disorders. The erratic behavior and poor fiscal habits associated with alcoholism can cause schisms between clients and their friends and family.

Damage Caused by Alcoholism

Left untreated, alcoholism can wreak havoc on the affected person’s physical and mental health, eventually leading to death. Physical complications associated with excessive alcohol use include, but are not limited to:

  • Direct effects of intoxication including memory impairment, poor coordination, and violent mood swings
  • Direct effects of withdrawal including rapid heartbeats, vomiting, and hallucinations
  • Gastrointestinal problems such as gastritis and pancreatitis
  • Liver disease
  • Complications with managing diabetes
  • Increased risk of heart failure and strokes
  • Eye problems such as nystagmus and paralysis of eye muscles
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Bone diseases such as osteoporosis and increased bruising and bleeding
  • Birth defects such as fetal alcohol syndrome and miscarriages
  • Weakened immune systems
  • Neurological problems including numbness and dementia
  • Elevated risks of cancer
  • Amplification of toxic effects of any drugs or medications

Emotional Damage

In addition to the health risks, alcoholism impairs the person’s ability to make sound decisions, leading to emotional risks and damage including, but not limited to:

  • Damage or dissolution to relationships
  • Increased risks of accidents
  • Increased risk of committing criminal activities
  • Neglect or abandonment of daily duties and responsibilities
  • Abuse of additional dangerous substances
  • Dangerous sexual activities
  • Suicidal inclinations
The ease of access of alcohol and alcohol’s potency make alcoholism a significant threat to affected clients. The following factors are associated with alcoholism; we urge anyone who has two or more of these factors or know someone to has two or more of the factors listed below to contact us immediately by filling out our online form, calling us at (800) 560-8518, or emailing us at admissions@laventanatreatment.com.

Please seek help immediately if two or more of these factors apply to you or someone close to you:

  • Multiple failed attempts to reduce or quit alcohol consumption
  • Drinking more than intended or for longer periods than intended
  • Intense cravings for alcohol
  • Excessive amounts of time associated with drinking and/or illnesses pertaining to alcohol aftereffects
  • Multiple instances of drinking leading directly to risky, dangerous behavior such as drunk driving or unsafe sex activities
  • Giving up on pleasurable or fulfilling activities to drink alcohol
  • Increased drinking to achieve the same “buzz” as drinking used to provide
  • Drinking to the point of triggering memory blackouts or other mental disorders
  • Withdrawal symptoms after the effects of alcohol subside

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