Ever tried to keep a bottle from a drunk? Don't. You might not very much live to tell an exciting tale. This picture should give you an idea of what orderlies have to deal with in an alcohol treatment center when withdrawal symptoms hit their in-patients.

Dependence on alcohol is horrible, and it's not easy to terminate. You might need a spell in an alcohol treatment center to wit. And you can be sure that that spell will be no Christmas carol because then your demons will come as they try to help you through the withdrawal phase.

When you arrive at an alcohol treatment center, the chances are that you will be stripped of everything you have. Even your phone might be taken from you. The reason is that you are needed to concentrate on your recovery and nothing else.

There can be no compromise with the bottle in an alcohol treatment center. It is either you are in or you are out. At the facility you don't find any liquor anywhere, and that is how it is going to remain. Get used to it.

Alcoholism refers to any condition which causes you to consume any form of alcohol to excess. There is no need to get all flamboyant about a complex definition. Once you're hooked, you're hooked and the best way out is through rehab. Or can you think of another?

Becoming a habitual drunk is rather expensive. Let's start with the cost of the liquor itself, there is also the cost of the damage you do when you are 'down under'. And the worst part, the emotional expenses when your loved one leaves you because they cannot stand you any more. And leave you they will. And in the end of it all, you will come to your senses and realize that you need to pay for rehab, and you will.

Have you ever wondered why a lot of celebrities tend to spend a lot of time in rehabilitation centers? Well you should - not meaning that you will get an easy answer. It could be for the scenery, for the peace and solace, for the distance from paparazzi, or just for a change. Seems like a good idea, don't it?