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Can you tell me, are alcoholics actually very thirsty or do they drink without being thirsty?
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Thirsty for alcohol: Social drinking may occur because people are "thirsty, " but alcoholics drink for the alcohol, not for any sense of thirst in the usual sense. Alcohol dulls underlying pain, anxiety and depression, which returns (with a vengeance) when the alcohol wears off, and requires even more alcohol to push it down again. It is also addicting, and people get shakes, anxiety, sweats when they dont have alcohol.
Answered 2/18/2014
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