Social Drinking Once a week Drinking faster than associates Drinking more than associates Doubles Memory blackouts More drunk than associates	} Developmental Zone
Loss of control Weekends Protects supply Before breakfast Solitary drinking Tremors Decreased tolerance	} Zone of Overt Alcoholism
Delirium Tremens Vague fears Sleeplessness Avitaminosis Death	} Zone of Deterioration

Detoxification Treatment for Alcoholism Rehabilitation

Executive Recovery objective during medical detoxification** treatment is to provide the patient with a safe, comfortable transition through the withdrawal period. Physicians certified in addiction medicine, direct Executive Recovery alcohol detoxification treatment. Registered Nurses, with many years of training and experience, provide compassionate and supportive care for patients using safe detoxification techniques aimed at diminishing the discomfort of withdrawal. These include the administration of medications to counteract the uncomfortable symptoms, attention to nutritional repair, evaluation of any other medical problems the patient has, and assessment of ongoing needs that the patient may have following alcohol detoxification.

** Detoxification is the process of monitoring and administering medical care to a person experiencing alcohol or other drug withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms vary from being merely very uncomfortable to being life threatening.

*Based on results of a verified, independent survey of former patients (success being measured as total abstinence for one year and assessed by self-evaluation) as against published success rates from verified, comparable studies of other medical institutions.

At Executive Recovery alcoholism is viewed as a physical disease which can be medically treated. Alcoholism is not a mental or moral problem or a disgrace.