Alcohol Detoxification Facilities The growing number of people addicted to alcohol has led to a huge increase in programs designed to help alcoholics dry out and confront their alcohol abuse issues. Alcohol detoxification facilities offer medically supervised programs during which patients can withdraw from alcohol use in safe environments. Detoxifying from alcohol is very painful, and sometimes fatal. Alcohol detox symptoms can be so unpleasant for those experiencing them as well as for their friends and families who must witness the process, that almost everyone who attempts to withdraw from alcohol on his or her own will fail. Read more... ...