The thing to do I beleave is in knowledge.
When to recognize a loved one,friend,employee(or employer) is showing signs that they may be predisposed to being an alcoholic.
Only some of us are predisposed to being alcoholic.
We can sometimes see this in the behaviour when a person drinks (if a person has been drinking heavy and gets behind the wheel of an automobile, this is alcoholic behaviour.(alcoholic)
When a person does something under the influence of alcohol that they normaly would not do , this is alcoholic behaviour (alcoholic)
So what I think we must do( AND THIS IS ONLY MY OPINION) is get the knowledge to recognize and intervene with who is acting this way so they can get the help before it get to the point of late stage alcoholism.
In other words we must teach people to not be enabelers (how many times do you hear "its just a phase he/she is going through?". (he/she drinks because he/she has so many things on his/her mind".
When a person seeks and gets help early the prospects of a productive life are very good.
When they do not the havoc they cause to themselves,relationships,family,and inocent people is a disaster of imense proportion.
To sum up, education, and intervention from those close to the sufferer.
We must stop the attitude of "friends dont tell on friends" .
We must tell and tell it to everyone.
Love and hope to all.
John S.
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