Cirrhosis and Drug Addiction Help
If you're suffering from an addiction and have cirrhosis of the liver there are dual diagnosis treatment centers ready to help you NOW. Your addiction is an illness that is slowly destroying your body. You’re sick, and this mental illness is taking over your life, perhaps hurting the people closest to you as well as yourself. You can feel its power over you, and you know it’s time to break this bond, but you don’t know how. Recovery Connection is here.
Cirrhosis of the Liver Can Be a Life Threatening Condition
Cirrhosis of the liver is a potentially life threatening condition that occurs when scarring damages the liver. The scarring, also called fibrosis, replaces healthy tissue and prevents the liver from functioning properly. It has been found that cirrhosis of the liver usually develops after years of liver inflammation.
Research has shown that two of the major cause of cirrhosis of the liver is the consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol over the course of many years (alcoholism) or certain forms of viral Hepatitis usually Hepatitis B or C. It is not coincidental that many of the people infected with Hepatitis C virus are individuals addicted to intravenous drug use.
Cirrhosis of the Liver Adverse Health Effects
As cirrhosis of the liver continues to develop, scar tissue surrounds the normal liver cells, making the tissue bumpy or nodular. This bumpy liver tissue tends to block the bile ducts causing them to swell, which results in the bile backing up into the liver and bloodstream.
Scar tissue also may block blood flow into the liver. Lack of blood flow can cause the veins that bring blood to the liver to become larger and can lead to high blood pressure in the veins that flow from the liver to the intestines (portal hypertension).
Many people with cirrhosis of the liver show no symptoms in early stages, but as the liver begins to fail the following symptoms can present themselves:
Cirrhosis of the Liver Symptoms:
- Loss of appetite
- Fatigue
- Exhaustion
- Nausea
- Weakness
- Abdominal pain
- Weight loss
- Spider like blood vessels
For a person who drinks alcohol and suffers from cirrhosis of the liver, the only hope of successful treatment lies in the individual refraining from alcohol consumption. If the person has become an alcoholic or is drinking to the point of abusing alcohol, giving up drinking may prove extremely difficult. For some it may be due to the cravings they experience trying to achieve abstinence. Other individuals may experience symptoms associated with withdrawal. In either case, admission to addiction treatment programs may prove beneficial.
If you believe you or someone you know needs help with drug or alcohol addiction, or for immediate assistance finding drug and alcohol rehab centers please call Recovery Connection now at 1-800-99-DETOX. Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Don't wait - GET HELP NOW!
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