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Certified National Drug and Alcohol Interventionist.
We have been the leader in creating a comfortable, compassionate, and effective treatment experience for our clients for over 20 years.
It’s never too late. Successful outcomes are seen on alcoholics of 30, 40, 50 years or more. Bring them back in your life. Let us help you.
We want to help you with your friend or family member by assisting with an alcohol intervention in San Diego. We are capable of traveling wherever you are in the area.
Learn about our interventions in San Diego.
Alcohol Intervention San Diego will teach you how to help.
Although you see the alcohol addiction, the alcoholic does not. Most alcoholics are in denial about their disease and need you to help them get clarity and hope.
We at Alcohol Intervention San Diego will teach you a language that alcoholics can understand. Alcohol Intervention can organize love and honesty in a way that breaks through denial. It creates a moment of clarity for the alcoholic.
We will teach about denial. Addiction carries the major symptom of denial. Alcohol Intervention is scheduled when alcohol becomes uncontrollable for both the family and the abuser.
We will teach about manipulation. Most alcoholics use manipulation of fear or denial to keep you at a distance. They actually mold your behavior so that you do not confront the alcoholic. If you do, they will become angry or deny they have a problem. They believe the problem is everything or everyone – but them.
We will show you that there are solutions. Alcohol Intervention is the best solution a family can make. The solutions are in the clarity that comes with alcohol intervention. It can break the cycle of alcoholic addiction.
Alcohol Interventions is best with early identification. Identity of alcohol-related problems is important because these problems pose serious health risks to patients and their families, and are amenable to intervention.
Consequences of Alcohol Abuse or Dependence
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Early consequences
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Late consequences
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| Liver disease | Elevated liver enzyme levels | Fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis |
| Pancreatic disease | Acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis | |
| Cardiovascular disease | Hypertension | Cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, stroke |
| Gastrointestinal problems | Gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, diarrhea, peptic ulcer disease | Esophageal varices, Mallory-Weiss tears |
| Neurologic disorders | Headaches, blackouts, peripheral neuropathy | Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, seizures, Wernicke's encephalopathy, dementia, cerebral atrophy, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive deficits, impaired motor functioning |
| Reproductive system disorders | Fetal alcohol effects, fetal alcohol syndrome | Sexual dysfunction, amenorrhea, anovulation, early menopause, spontaneous abortion |
| Cancers | Neoplasm of the liver, neoplasm of the head and neck, neoplasm of the pancreas, neoplasm of the esophagus | |
| Psychiatric comorbidities | Depression, anxiety | Affective disorders, anxiety disorders, antisocial personality |
| Legal problems | Traffic violations, driving while intoxicated, public intoxication | Motor vehicle accidents, violent offenses, fires |
| Employment problems | Tardiness, sick days, inability to concentrate, decreased competence | Accidents, injury, job loss, chronic unemployment |
| Family problems | Family conflict, erratic child discipline, neglect of responsibilities, social isolation | Divorce, spouse abuse, child abuse or neglect, loss of child custody |
| Effects on children | Overresponsibility, acting out, withdrawal, inability to concentrate, school problems, social isolation | Learning disorders, behavior problems, emotional disturbance |