| Alcohol is an organic chemical derived by fermentation | | | | Often alcohol addicts lack the strength of character or |
| enabled by addition of yeast to extracts from rye, | | | | determination to fight this addiction alone. In such cases, |
| barley, corn, grain or any beverage containing ethyl. | | | | family members, most often a spouse, have to play |
| What makes it unique is its almost instantaneous | | | | the role of companion, counselor and friend, who has |
| effect in alleviating moods and senses at the expense | | | | to make them aware of all that is going wrong in each |
| of physical coordination. Anyone trying out alcohol as a | | | | person's life because of his alcoholism, the health |
| mode of relaxation, celebration, enjoyment or | | | | repercussions, financial distress, if any and the general |
| unwinding is likely to turn to it time and again, often | | | | deterioration of family life. The most difficult part of the |
| landing up getting addicted to it. These can ruin one's | | | | problem is the individual's acceptance of the fact that |
| professional and personal lives and take its toll on his | | | | he has a drinking problem. His acceptance of this fact |
| physical and emotional well-being. | | | | along with his admitting that he needs help, is half the |
| A person addicted to alcohol has to be weaned off | | | | battle won. The next step is to initiate him into a group |
| this habit with tender, loving care, counseling and | | | | like Alcoholics Anonymous. Since it is a self-help group |
| occasional therapeutic healing. These most often, have | | | | that also respects he person's desire to remain |
| to be initiated by a close relative, spouse or other | | | | anonymous, the social stigma attached to such |
| family member, who is also forced to play an active | | | | problems, disappears and makes the environment |
| role in the recovery. Expert advice is available from | | | | more conducive to recovery. The organization has |
| organizations and implementation involves | | | | members who have been through such problems |
| self-motivation and family support. | | | | directly or indirectly, and through their experiences help |
| Self motivation is possible if the alcoholic is torn by guilt | | | | each other. The advantage here is that the process is |
| for misbehaving after drinking, getting the realization | | | | taken from start to finish, and the emotional upheaval |
| that he must try and cut down, is unable to face family | | | | faced by the alcoholic is handled sensitively. |
| especially his children, or feels he is losing in his road to | | | | Successful intervention is never lifelong, and efforts |
| success due to his drinking. This works positively in | | | | have to be made that the strategies adopted to cure |
| helping him exercising his will power and determination | | | | the addiction are somehow reinforced time and again |
| to take professional help and follow it till he is ready to | | | | so that the individual is not tempted to turn to alcohol |
| give up alcohol completely. | | | | again. |