Alcoholism affects individuals who suffer from it on both a mental and a physical level. Deadly diseases, organ damage, and mental disorders can all stem from excessive consumption of alcohol on a regular basis. Unfortunately, many alcoholics do not consider themselves to be suffering from a serious problem, and do not seek treatment. Since alcohol [...]

How do you identify the fact that you have a problem with your drinking? When is it clear that you are engaging in excessive drinking? If you have unproductively tried to discontinue your drinking or if you sworn to yourself that your drinking days are terminated and then you recognized that you were drinking in [...]

What are the basic components in a fruitful alcohol intervention? Why do some alcohol addiction interventions succeed as planned while others fail? The Necessity for An Established History of Intervention Achievement Scientific research reveals that an effective alcohol addiction intervention needs to be directed by an intervention expert who has a celebrated reputation of intervention [...]

Alcohol abuse statistics demonstrate the fact that alcohol abuse among adolescents is increasing in the United States. What are some of the reasons for this? Numerous alcohol addiction authorities state that alcohol ads produced by the media are a key reason for the proliferation of teen alcohol abuse. Other alcoholism authorities assert that the increase [...]

It is worthy of note to point out something that family members who have been unfavorably affected by the alcoholism of another family member obviously do not understand. It seems to be that by protecting the alcohol dependent person with untruths and deceit to those outside the family, these well-intentioned family members have in reality [...]