What To Do for an Alcoholic

What To Do for an Alcoholic

Try to remain calm, unemotional, and factually honest in speaking about their behavior and its day-to-day consequences.

Let the person with the problem know that you are reading and learning about alcohol and other drug abuse, attending Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, Alateen, and other support groups.

Discuss the situation with someone you trust -- someone from the clergy, a social worker, a counselor, a friend, or some individual who has experienced alcohol or other drug abuse personally or as a family member.

Establish and maintain a healthy atmosphere in the home, and try to include the alcohol/drug abuser in family life.

Explain the nature of alcoholism and other drug addiction as an illness to the children in the family.

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