Glossary
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Trigger
Triggers are situations and circumstances that lead to triggering thoughts around drinking.
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Urges
Urges are that overwhelming feeling of needing or wanting a drink. They can happen after a craving or a trigger.
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Withdrawal
Unlike withdrawal symptoms, everyone can experience withdrawal from alcohol. It can happen from around 40-minutes after a drink as the alcohol begins to be processed our bodies. Continued drinking delays and extends withdrawal.
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Withdrawal symptoms
are physical experiences in absence of alcohol that tend not to improve on their own and can worsen as time passes. These include headaches, sweats, shakes, or anxiety. If you experience any of withdrawal symptoms you MUST seek medical advice.