Kicking alcohol can kill you: See a doctor

自行戒酒或会致命：去看医生吧

If you are seriously addicted to alcohol and want to quit, see a doctor or a psychiatrist.

如果你喝酒非常上瘾并且想戒酒，那就去看医生或精神科专家吧。

That's because quitting on your own can be deadly, according to Chi Yong, head of the alcoholism treatment unit at Beijing Anding Hospital. The hospital specializes in mental health.

这是因为自己戒酒或会致命——北京安定医院酗酒科主任迟勇如是说。该医院是心理健康方面的专科医院。

Alcohol is addictive, but unlike many other addictive substances, such as most opioid drugs, it comes with potentially deadly consequences during withdrawal.

酒精容易使人上瘾，但与许多其它容易上瘾的物质如鸦片类毒品不同，在戒酒的过程中酒精有可能导致致命的后果。

Withdrawal symptoms include fluttering in the chest and trembling. Severe episodes without timely medical intervention can lead to convulsions and even death.

戒酒症状包括胸部颤动和颤抖。严重发作时如果没有及时的医疗干预有可能会导致抽搐甚至死亡。

There is also a mental component. Alcohol abuse, or alcohol use disorder, is a psychological condition in which a person continues to drink despite negative consequences.

还有一个心理构成——酗酒或乱喝酒，不顾负面后果继续喝酒是一种心理状况。

The sufferer cannot overcome the urge to drink, which might occur anytime, not just at meals, Chi said.

迟医生表示，患者不能克服喝酒的冲动，这随时可能发生，不仅仅在吃饭的时候。

"Public awareness has to be raised, given the worsening drinking problem in China," Chi said.

迟勇说：“考虑到中国不断恶化的酗酒问题，民众意识应该提高”。

A death rate around 20 percent is reported among patients who quit on their own and then develop serious alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Chi said, citing international studies.

迟主任引用国际研究成果指出，在自行戒酒的病人中约20%的患者又患上了严重的戒酒综合症。

Officially called the Psychosomatic Ward, his hospital unit was reopened after a six-year hiatus and now has 60 beds. It can receive diagnosed alcoholics, including Chinese patients and English-speaking foreigners, to help them survive withdrawal.

在中断了6年后，他的医院科室重新开放，官方称其为身心病房，现有60个床位。它可以接收被诊断为酗酒者的病人——包括中国病人和说英语的外国人，并帮助他们戒酒。