Past or Present Alcohol Dependence - Under 65

Out of the thousands of care providers in the UK, there are relatively few registered specifically to provide care for those who are suffering from alcohol dependence or the effects of alcohol dependence in the past. Homes registered in other categories - Physical Disabilty for instance - may be able to provide suitable care.

Alcoholism is a chronic disease - lasting a sufferers lifettime. While the physical and behavioural symptoms - including cirrhosis, liver damage, short-term memory loss, or blackouts reduce after a period of not drinking - the underlying strong need to drink and the inability to stop drinking once started are likely to remain and their are likely to be ongoing physical or mental problems related to alcohol abuse in the past.

Residential homes providing care for alcohol dependency provide a supportive environment where clients can develop strategies to manage a lasting abstinence from alcohol..

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