What is Alcohol addiction?
Alcoholism is a disease characterized by craving, the inability to control drinking, withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating or shakiness after stopping drinking and increasing tolerance.
What is it like to have Alcohol addiction?
| Common Symptoms | Patients' Latest Severity | My Current Severity |
|---|---|---|
|
||
| Craving alcohol | None Mild Moderate Severe | |
| Guilt related to addiction | None Mild Moderate Severe | |
| Ruminating thoughts | None Mild Moderate Severe |
What do patients take to treat Alcohol addiction and its symptoms?
Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments
| Treatment name | Efficacy | Overall rating of side effects | # of Evaluations |
|---|---|---|---|
|
12 Step Groups
(Faire Le Pas, Sex Addicts Anonymous, Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous, Grow Group)
|
12 |
These charts show data from Alcohol addiction patients' latest treatment evaluations
Who has Alcohol addiction at PatientsLikeMe?
- 2,110 patients have this condition
- 10 New patients joined this month
- 61 say Alcohol addiction is their primary condition
| <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Age | ||||||
| Gender | |
| 66% | Females |
|---|---|
| 34% | Males |
| Age at first symptom | # of patients | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 yrs | 304 | |
| 20-29 yrs | 177 | |
| 30-39 yrs | 64 | |
| 40-49 yrs | 23 | |
| 50-59 yrs | 8 | |
| 60-69 yrs | 0 | |
| 70+ yrs | 0 |
| Diagnosis status | # of patients | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 740 | |
| Not Officially Diagnosed | 1333 |
These charts show data from Alcohol addiction patients who have completed their condition history