with drinking, etc.7. Development of alcohol dependence involves a series of behavioral and neurophysiological events such as increased tolerance to alcohol itself, which leads to (1) increased consumption to obtain the same pleasure; (2) a clear dissociation between “liking” the pleasure and “wanting” the substance itself leading to a pathological craving of alcohol; and (3) development of other symptoms such as stress, anxiety, depression, restlessness, fever, headaches, etc., even within 24–48 hours of not consuming alcohol1,8. Thus, relief-drinking involves consuming alcohol to find a relief for these symptoms, forcing the patient to relapse into alcohol consumption9,10.
