Finding Professional Alcohol Addiction Advice

Beginning with detox, the best advice anyone could offer is that the alcoholic take advantage of medically supervised detox. This kind of detox programme is continually monitored by either a doctor or registered nurse who may, or may not, use prescription medications during the detox process.

Following detox, trained professionals provide psychological treatments through a range of proven therapies to get to the root of the addictive behaviour. Trained and experienced therapists help their patients understand the roots of addictive behaviour and then teach them how to avoid such behaviours in the future. They can use all sorts of therapies ranging from counselling to specially designed group activities.

FAQs about Alcohol Addiction Advice

We assume you are in need of alcohol addiction advice for yourself or a loved one. That being the case, we urge you to contact us on our helpline at your convenience. Below are some alcohol addiction FAQs you may find useful in the meantime:

Is addiction advice free?

Who provides alcohol addiction advice?

Advice can be obtained from a number of different channels. You or your loved one could pay a visit to the GP or a private counsellor. You could seek advice from an alcohol support group, a local charity, or others who have already overcome their own alcohol addictions. Lastly, you could get free advice from referral organisations like ours.

Is professional advice better?

It would be unfair to make a blanket statement saying professional advice is always better. What you are after is ‘qualified’ advice. This kind of advice is offered by people who are trained and experienced in the arena of addiction. They can be either professionals or volunteers as long as they are qualified to dispense the advice you need.

Will alcohol addiction advice lead to treatment?

When an alcohol user contacts a professional or charity looking for advice, it is the responsibility of the advice giver to try to figure out what is going on. It is fairly routine for counsellors to refer clients to treatment, with the understanding that professional treatment offers the alcohol addict the best chances of a full and complete recovery. But each client ultimately chooses whether to seek treatment.

Is it okay to get advice from multiple sources?

There is an old adage that says there is safety in a multitude of counsellors. There is no harm in getting alcohol addiction advice from multiple qualified sources, especially if the advice you receive from your first source does not answer all your questions. The more sound advice you can get, the better off you’ll be.

Alcohol Addiction Advice for Families

We cannot stress enough the need for families to get sound alcohol addiction advice right alongside their addicted loved ones. Families can suffer tremendously from alcoholism through everything from financial troubles to broken relationships. Putting the pieces back together again is not necessarily the easiest thing to do. Qualified advice can help by giving family members direction and pointing them to support services they can benefit from.

Advice for families can cover a wide variety of topics. For example, one family may need advice about how to live with an alcoholic who does not want to get professional treatment. Another family might have questions about how they can encourage their loved one to get treatment. And, of course, families definitely need advice about helping loved ones reintegrate into family and social life once professional treatment has ended.

Call Us for Alcohol Addiction Advice

Alcohol addiction is a serious problem requiring real solutions. Recovering from an alcoholic scenario starts with getting the right kind of advice from trained, qualified people. You can find that advice here at EATA. Our staff of trained and qualified counsellors have the knowledge and experience necessary to answer your questions, provide a preliminary evaluation of your circumstances, and connect you with appropriate treatment centres in your local area.

When you contact us for advice, you can do so with confidence that we are here to help. Every EATA staff member is fully committed to doing whatever we can to facilitate your recovery. We offer sound advice based on scientific and medical standards. We refer clients to treatment centres with proven track records.

The first step in overcoming alcohol problems is to get the alcohol addiction advice you need that answers your questions and points you in the right direction. We encourage you to contact us today to get that advice.