Your stages were not present to reference but in a more specific way: Addiction Stage is the physiological stage. This is where the body adapts to alcohol and alters dopamine production. Without it, the body begins a detoxification until replenished. Detox will and can include flu like symptoms, headaches, high AST and ALT liver enzymes which means an impairment of the liver. Also cold sweats , the shakes and often times severe depression. This is the most difficult stahe to recover from. This os when the body os physiologically dependent on alcohol.