The alcohol addiction treatment process incorporates an alcohol detox program only if the extent of alcohol use in the person is too high. If that is not the case, then a medicinal therapy with benzodiazepines is enough to purge the body from alcohol and to reduce any further craving of the substance.
But, whether you have to go in for an inpatient or an outpatient alcohol treatment program, you will probably face some withdrawal symptoms when alcohol usage is suddenly stopped at the outset of the treatment. However, the extent of these symptoms will depend on the nature and extent of your addiction. If you have been an alcoholic for a long time, then, quite predictably, these symptoms will be severe too. But in cases of mild addictions, the withdrawal symptoms may be quite negligible.
In mild cases of alcohol addiction, people get a general uneasy feeling when they are suddenly restricted from consuming alcohol. People complain of feeling sickly and there may actually be fevers and chills in some cases. A very common withdrawal symptom associated with alcohol addiction treatment is trembling. In some people these tremors may graduate to convulsions.
But the most severe withdrawal symptoms of alcohol addiction treatment are found in people who are into extensive alcohol usage. These people may suffer from a host of conditions including a feeling of deliriousness with tremors. This is what is famously known as the Delirium Tremens of DT in alcohol treatment parlance. During this period, people may get hallucinations, may feel utterly confused and panicky and can also have physical problems like dehydration and discoloration of the skin.