Alcoholic Questions

What Should I Do? How do I know?

You are faced with a situation and you does not know what to do. It’s common with people who are dealing with drug abuse and/or Alcoholic questions for the first time, or even those who have dealt with them for years but never learned about what they can or should do in a given situation.

This section of the site is a work in progress. We have begun with 20 or so questions and will add to those questions as wereceive them, or read about them on other sites. To make navigation a little easier, we have tried to divide questions up into major topic areas, i.e. what to do if you are a husbands/wifes or a parent or if you are having troubles. Please also let us know any Alcoholic questions you have by using the "Contact Us" button on the left.

I. Personal Concerns

Am I addicted to alcohol?

How do you determine if someone is an alcoholic or not?

I am on Step 3 of the 12-Step process and I does not know what to do?

My Alcoholic causes me to be depressed and I’m thinking of suicide!

I tried 12-Step. It didn’t work.

What should I do if I need treatment, but I does not have insurance or any money?

II. Family: Husbands/wifes/Partner

How do I talk to them to get them to stop drinking?

My husbands/wifes says they are going to quit drinking but they does not?

I’m divorced and my husbands/wifes has the children half time. I believe my husbands/wifes is drinking and using drugs?

I kicked my husbands/wifes out of the house a year ago, but he/she says they're not drinking anymore. Should I take them back?

My husbands/wifes is drinking all the time, but I does not know if he/she is an alcoholic?

III. Family: Child

How do I talk to my teen about NOT drinking and Alcoholic?

I just found out my son/daughter is drinking, taking drugs and may be an alcoholic.

I believe my son/daughter is drinking and taking my prescription medication.

IV. Recovery/Cycle of Alcoholic/Addiction

What is recovery?

What is the cycle of Alcoholic and how does it relate to recovery?

How do I break the cycle of Alcoholic in my life?

Does not alcoholics have to want to be treated?

Isn’t an alcoholic a person with weak character?

V. Intervention/Support/Treatment

What is Intervention?

What happens when you call a treatment center about an intervention?

What happens during an intervention?

What is Alanon and how do I get connected?

Is Alcoholics Anonymous just for people who believe in God?

How do I find an AA meeting?

Why should I go to a support group meeting?

VI. General Questions

Isn't Alcoholic self-inflicted?

Why so many treatment options for Alcoholic?

If you have more Alcoholic Questions please contact us and we will try to answer them!

If you have more Alcoholic Questions please contact us and we will try to answer them!