Russ got suspended from high school when he was fifteen years old and eventually got a job at a local tire manufacturer. For the past six-and-a-half years he has gained a reputation as a reliable and hard-working person who hardly ever calls off work because of sickness.
About three months ago he started dating a young [...]

How do you know that you have a problem with your drinking? When is it plain to see that you are engaging in excessive drinking?
If you have unsuccessfully made an effort to quit drinking or if you sworn to yourself that your drinking days are gone and then you realized that you were drinking excessively [...]

It is fascinating to articulate something that family members who have been adversely affected by the alcohol addiction of another family member evidently do not grasp. It seems to be that by shielding the alcohol dependent individual with falsehoods and dishonesty to those outside the family, these well-intentioned family members have essentially created a situation [...]

What are the vital elements in a productive alcohol intervention? Why do some alcohol abuse interventions succeed as anticipated while several flop?
The Need for a Time-Honored Record of Intervention Success
Scientific inquiry makes obvious the fact that a “winning” alcohol abuse intervention needs to be directed by an intervention specialist who has a time-honored record of [...]

Denny is a nineteen-year-old youth who has at long last made up his mind to go and see his physician about his excessive and abusive drinking. At first, Denny thought he would be able to basically go on the Internet, look for some essential alcohol info and come to a decision whether or not he [...]