Alcohol withdrawal symptoms include:
Severe withdrawal from alcohol can be fatal. If you experience any of the above withdrawal symptoms after several hours without a drink do not stop drinking suddenly and seek professional help as soon as possible. It could save your life.
There is a wide range of potential benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms. These can include:
Some people experience more severe withdrawal symptoms including burning sensations in the skin, hallucinations, delusions, depersonalisation (feeling detached from your surroundings), derealisation (feeling out of touch with reality), memory loss, muscle twitching and paranoia.
If you stop taking benzos suddenly you may experience serious withdrawal symptoms including confusion, psychosis, seizures, a rapid heartbeat, sweating, high blood pressure, tremors (shaking) and hallucinations.
Severe withdrawal from benzodiazepines can be fatal. If you experience any of the above withdrawal symptoms after several hours to several days of stopping use, seek professional help as soon as possible. It could save your life.
If you are addicted to benzos the safest way to stop is by gradually reducing the dose with support from a professional.
Some of the chemicals involved in the production of cocaine include:
The pleasurable feelings related to the ‘rush' are likely to only be felt for a few minutes, with feelings of sedation lasting a few hours.
When injecting the drug - scarred and collapsed veins, blood borne viruses (hepatitis B/hepatitis C/HIV) if needles are being shared, bacterial infections, abscesses, sepsis, endocarditis (infection of the inner lining of the heart), gangrene, amputation of limbs.
You can reduce the risks to your health and wellbeing by taking the following steps:
If you want to cut down or stop using cocaine and alcohol the following suggestions may be helpful:
You can reduce the risks of drinking alcohol to your health and wellbeing by taking the following steps:
If you want to cut down or stop using alcohol the following suggestions may be helpful:
If you choose to use benzos, you can reduce the risks to your health and wellbeing by taking the following steps:
If you want to cut down or stop using benzos the following suggestions may be helpful:
You can reduce the risks of taking cocaine to your health and wellbeing by taking the following steps:
If you want to cut down or stop using cocaine the following suggestions may be helpful:
You can reduce the risks of using heroin to your health and wellbeing by taking the following steps:
If you choose to use, choose to use as safely as possible!
You can reduce the risks of using cannabis to your health and wellbeing by taking the following steps:
If you want to cut down or stop using cannabis the following suggestions may be helpful:
Call 999 if you think someone has alcohol poisoning, if you or someone else has a seizure or fit, if someone has lost consciousness or someone has stopped breathing/is struggling to breathe.
If you experience withdrawal symptoms such as shaking, sweating, nausea or headache after several hours without a drink, please do not stop drinking suddenly as these signs mean that you are likely to be physically dependant on alcohol and you will go into alcohol withdrawal. Alcohol withdrawal can be fatal and has serious complications if undertaken without medication, like seizures and confusion with hallucinations.
Be honest about what they have taken so the right treatment can be given promptly!
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It's possible that your drinking is becoming risky. The more questions you answered yes to the riskier your drinking might be.
Your answers indicate that some of the earlier signs of risky drinking are present.
It important to be aware that alcohol problems can be progressive. This means that drinking can escalate and cause more severe problems over time.
Drinking is considered risky if it’s likely to have a negative impact on your physical or mental health, relationships, lifestyle, finances, work, education, or behaviour.
Your drinking is considered harmful if it is already having a negative impact on any of these factors.
You may benefit from some help if you feel that your drinking is having a negative impact on your wellbeing or your life.
Please contact our team if you feel that you'd like to speak to someone about your drinking. We'd like to see how we might be able to help.
Contact info on the homepage.
Your drinking has likely become risky. The more questions you answered yes to the riskier your drinking might be.
Your answers indicate that alcohol is already having a negative impact on aspects of your life.
It important to be aware that alcohol problems can be progressive. This means that drinking can escalate and cause more severe problems over time.
Drinking is considered risky if it’s likely to have a negative impact on your physical or mental health, relationships, lifestyle, finances, work, education, or behaviour.
Your drinking is considered harmful if it is already having a negative impact on any of these factors.
You may benefit from some help if you feel that your drinking is having a negative impact on your wellbeing or your life.
Please contact our team if you feel that you'd like to speak to someone about your drinking. We'd like to see how we might be able to help.
Contact info on the homepage.