Help For Alcohol
Overcoming Addictions LLC
Addiction Treatment Center located in
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN
If you have uncontrollable cravings for alcohol or drugs, or you can’t stop taking
them without feeling sick, it’s time to talk with board-certified specialists and
professionals at Overcoming Addictions LLC. They have
decades of experience
helping people detox from substance abuse. They know what works and what
doesn’t, and they combine their expertise with personal attention to produce long-
lasting results. If you need help for substance abuse, schedule an in-person or
telehealth appointment today. Call the office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where
professional staff stand ready to help around the clock.
When do I need help for alcohol?
Drinking is such a normal, frequent, and enjoyable part of life that it can be hard to realize when you need help. Additionally, everyone
can tolerate different amounts of alcohol, making it challenging to know where to draw the line.
can tolerate different amounts of alcohol, making it challenging to know where to draw the line.
If you take a step back and look at your habits and behaviors, you can usually see signs that your recreational drinking has turned into
a potential problem or dependency.
a potential problem or dependency.
You may need help for alcohol when you:
- Consistently drink more than you should
- Spend a lot of time drinking
- Make excuses to drink (need it to relax or deal with stress)
- Stop meeting responsibilities at work and home
- Keep drinking even if it affects your health
- Participate in risky behaviors while drinking (drunk driving, for example)
- Drink alone or avoid your family and friends while drinking
- Have blackouts or memory loss
- Need to drink more to get the same effect
Craving alcohol or having withdrawal symptoms when you stop drinking are red flags that you need help.
Why is it important to get help for alcohol?
Recreational drinking gradually turns into substance abuse and addiction. Once you cross the line into dependence, you’re drinking
enough alcohol to put yourself at risk for many problems.
enough alcohol to put yourself at risk for many problems.
As alcohol takes over your life, it damages your personal relationships, and in many cases, you end up losing your job. Drinking also
significantly increases the chance of having an automobile accident or other traumatic injury.
significantly increases the chance of having an automobile accident or other traumatic injury.
If you drink excessively for an extended time, you also develop health problems like anemia, nerve damage, liver disease, heart
disease, and dementia.
disease, and dementia.
Getting help for alcohol is vital to prevent these complications, protect your health, and ensure you have a future.
How can I get help for alcohol?
When you decide it’s time to seek help, you only need to call Overcoming Addictions. The team is available 24/7 to talk with you and help
you take the next step.
you take the next step.
At Overcoming Addictions, you can get started on a safe program to detox from alcohol. Medically assisted treatment (MAT) is an
outpatient approach so you can stay at home and keep working. You only need to take your medication to ensure that you don’t have
cravings or withdrawal symptoms.
outpatient approach so you can stay at home and keep working. You only need to take your medication to ensure that you don’t have
cravings or withdrawal symptoms.
Overcoming Addictions also offers therapy and outpatient services that provide all of the support you need throughout your recovery.
If you need help for alcohol, call Overcoming Addictions or book an appointment online today