The Enabler   Am I doing the right thing? My husband is codependent and my step son is an alcoholic. My step son has been in my life since he was 10 yrs old...he is ...

I was the daughter of an alcoholic?  I was the daughter of an alcoholic, and I stressed my whole teen and young adult life, I see the same thing happening to me... I'm becoming an alcoholic!...

I drink every day?  I drink every day.....it helps me come out of my problems....have 2 small kids.....wanna recover from my alcoholism and smoking.

Help!!  I need help with alcohol!?!

Step dad an alcoholic and my mother is addicted to pills.  I am a grateful recovering alcoholic/addict and have been sober for a little over 3 years now. I am very concerned of my step dad and his alcoholism and ...

Wife doesnt love me anymore after 1/8 months in rehab?  My wife is in an 8 month faith based rehab and out of nowhere says shes sorry but she doesn't love me anymore and is thinking of staying passed the 8 months ...

Loving and living with an alcoholic?  I living with and in love with an Alcoholic. It wasn't as bad up until a few weeks ago. It is now affecting me in more ways than emotionally. I'm not eating,...

I relapsed and need help?  I had 110 days clean and sober. I slipped up on the 14th and 15th of this month. (yesterday and the day before) What can I do?

Meetings have never ...

Binge Drinking??  I am currently in China. So i have entered the country field China. My original country is Nepal.

My problem is binge drinking.

I quit for a few ...

Does drinking alcoholic drinks make you fat?  Does drinking alcoholic drinks a lot make the drinker fat?

Husband going to AA?  My husband started a alcoholics anonymous program for his alcoholic abuse in March of this yr. He attends Tuesday nights, and Saturday mornings.

We ...

Want to stop!  I WANT TO STOP DRINKING TO BE HEALTHY LIVE WITH MY DAUGHTERS AND WIFE AND GET MY LIVER TRANSPLANT.

I'm Numb... No emotion left!  I am in the process of divorcing my husband of 12 years because of his drinking. I am numb, don't have any emotion...absolutely nothing. Because of the ...

Can I drink if my husband is an alcoholic?  If you are married to an alcoholic does that mean that you cannot drink ever? I like to once in a while have a beer but I do not drink all the time.

I ...

I would like to find local counseling services?  I would like to find local counseling services to talk with someone. I am divorcing my husband of 20 years who is an alcoholic and I have been told i have ...

Brother an alcoholic?  How can i help my brother, i have an older brother whom i very close too. He has drunk all his life but has got worse over the last few years.

Has ...

Didn't get an answer about the Lone-Member program?  I have yet to hear from anybody in Al-Anon! Is there a Lone Member program out there. Please answer this! I was the answering liaison for Springfield,...

Need Help!  Hi,

I'm an alcoholic and had a blackout, its a bank holiday and don't know where all my money has gone?

I have herbal teas and thiamine will that ...

Low Cost Program?  I'm looking for a low cost program that will help my husband to get help for him. He is doing much better than when i first met him two years ago. Please ...

Does the Lone Member program even exist any longer?  Haven't heard a word from anyone, not even, Al-Anon! Why? Do I not matter any longer? I gave for many years to the program and still try to in my every ...

Should I confront my best friend?  Do I confront my best friend about her drinking my alcohol that was hidden/removed so she could not have access to it?

My best friends drinking problem ...

Help for 25 year old son?  Hello! My husband and I are looking for help in dealing with our 25 year old son who is a alcoholic, but, will not admit it.

He does not live with us ...

Alcoholism  How can I be support to a friend when he comes home
from the treatment center?

What are some of things I should and should not do?

All of the ...

I think my daughter is an alcoholic?  I believe my 28 yr old daughter is an alcoholic. When I try to talk to her about it, she either gets mad or just walks off. Then I don't hear from her ...

Six month old baby and alcoholic husband?  I need help. I have a six month old son and an alcoholic husband. He drinks around 3-4 beers every day and on the weekends probably more. He hides his ...

Just married and husband is an alcoholic?  I'm in my first year of marriage and my husband is an alcoholic. We've been together for 7 years and he's always been a big partier. It's caused a lot ...

Your thoughts on my new blog  Hello there,

As someone who has used your site for support with my alcohol use in the past, I thought you might be interested in knowing that I have ...

12 Steps are working.  I am a recovering alcoholic and the twelve step program is working as I continuely work the steps.

Son Still Has A Lot Of Anger?  Dear Joe,

Your book “Why Don’t They JUST QUIT?” was very helpful. My son, (who is 16) was in serious danger with drinking and drugs. He was not doing ...

10 foolhardy ways to treat hangover  Dear Ned,



My name is Florine from Collegecrunch.org. Just wanted to drop you a line as a new fan of "Alcoholism Blog". It's great finding a blog ...

What's the name of the book Alanon uses?  Several years ago I attended Alanon meetings....the group i was attending suggested a daily read book?

This was a daily read book with a story (???) and ...

Help to get sober?  I live in Perry Florida and I really need help to get sober? What should I do?

Wife wants divorce after detox?  My wife came back from detox for opiates, and then said she doesn't love me anymore. She is 30 days sober, and we are separated (at my request). We have ...

Depakote for seizures?  My son has gone through 8 days of detox and is in a treatment facility. His doctor during detox prescribed Depakote for seizures.

He has been sober ...

Clean and Sober!  I am clean and sober for 2 & a half years now.

I am liven life on life's terms. I accept that I don't have any control over people, places, or things....

Finding Meeting  How do you find meetings to get support to help deal with an alcoholic parent?

I need some help...  I am 53 years old and have been sober for 24 years. However, I stopped going to meetings and kept minimal contact with support system. For the last ten ...

Alcoholism  My mother is a stage 4 and lives in an apt above my sisters garage. She has fallen down stairs late at night, broke her jaw, dislocated her shoulder and ...

Is my boyfriend an alcoholic?  I try to keep my boyfriend's drinking under control. If left alone, he will drink everyday. I try my best to control this. I can keep him from drinking ...

Help I just left treatment and I need recovery plan?  I just got out of the hospital and detox and I don't know what to do next? I've been drinking and uses a lot of drugs for the last nine years and I REALLY ...

3 main reasons why alcohol abuse is wrong  My wife has begun to drink everyday and I worried about her. I don't drink at all and I'd like her to stop drinking. We have been are for three years and ...

Finding a meeting?  I am looking to find meetings in my area that has an ALA-NON meeting.

I have a son that is an Alcoholic and I was told that these meetings are for ...

Drinking all of the time?  I just went to visit my son at his apartment in Miami and I realized he is drinking all of the time and he won't stop. While I was there he drank a gallon ...

Information on cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol?  My wife has a drinking problem and as part of the treatment she is receiving they're recommending cognitive behavioral therapy. I'm not familiar with it....

My friend is a stage 4 alcoholic?  My best friend is a stage 4 alcoholic and continues to drink. She has been a very heavy drinker all the while I've known her (for more than 10 years) and ...

Alcoholism and not remembering conversations?  My son is an alcoholic, he drinks a lot every day. I'm trying to get him to stop but he stops for a little while and then starts drinking again.

My ...

My finance uses crack cocaine after being clean for ten years?  I am writing because my finance that is 50 years old had been clean for ten years at least this is what he told me when we first started dating back in ...

Alcohol & drug addition - son  If a son is an alcoholic, can his girlfriend drink in front of him?

My 40-something year old brother is an alcoholic?  My 40-something year old brother is an alcoholic who, within the last 3 years, has lost everything--his wife, his three kids, and his home. He has been ...

Stop Drinking Alcohol?  I really want to stop drinking alcohol, but I can't. I've been drinking for as long as I can remember. Everyone in my family drinks at all social occasions....

How can alcohol change a teenager's attitude?  How can alcohol change a teenager's attitude? Recently my son has stopped talking to me and been angry all of the time. He used to be a happy kid who loved ...

Can I cure my diabetes  If I stop drinking will that cure my diabetes?

What causes a teen to turn to drugs?  I think my son is beginning to use drugs and to drink a lot of alcohol.

Can you tell me what would cause my son to turn to drugs?

I'm a single ...

How long does it take for an alcoholic to detox?  My son is an alcoholic and I want him to go into treatment. He is afraid of the detox and asked me how long it will take?

Help!!!  I need help!

Court Ordered Alcoholism Treatment Program?  Is there a way to get a loved one into a court-ordered treatment program for alcoholism?

Can I stop my son from becoming an Alcoholic?  I am the father of a 7 year old boy whose mother is an alcoholic but denies she has a problem.

Her father and brother all have dependency problem. It ...

How can I help my friend?  One of my oldest and dearest friends has been struggling with alcoholism since her early 20s (she's 51 now). She got sober 16 years ago and was extremely ...

My brother is addicted and my parents are enabling?  My brother has been doing drugs for 15yrs.(since 9th grade), he has been in & out of jail, rehab ect.

He is currently living with my parents. (cause ...

After Alcohol Withdrawal What's Next?  I am the girlfriend/friend of a man who is currently in the hospital in the throws of withdraw from alcohol.

He just started the DT's and I think they ...

3 Powerful Ways Employees Can Impact Addiction in the Workplace  Employees can have a significant impact on addiction in the workplace, particularly if drug or alcohol policies are lacking. If a co-worker with an addiction ...

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month  I thought the recent infographic we created would be of interest to you and your audience based on the content you’ve published on your site. (http://bit....

What Drunkorexia is Doing to College Students  Hi Ned,



We would love to share with you an article that we just posted on our own blog!

"What Drunkorexia is Doing to College Students"

(http:...

Someone tempts you to drink?  What if somebody tempts you to drink?

Interesting information on drunk driving.  Greetings,

I'm forwarding along a link to a very revealing and well-researched info-graphic, that details a lot of the facts and findings about Drinking ...

Father has a problem with alcohol.  Hello! My name Is Iliyan, and i am from Bulgaria. My father have a problem with alcohol. For me this is a big problem too, becouse i saw him every day ...

Lone Member Program  I have been a member since 1992. I was very
involved in the Lone Member program. Having al-anon's who I corresponded with in several countries. I now ...

The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is launching a new website.  You probably already know that college students often engage in risky behaviors and gambling can be one of them. With the NCAA Basketball Tournament well ...

Major Addiction and Recovery Conference to be held in Waukesha, Wisconsin  The 45th annual Wisconsin Association on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (WAAODA) Spring Conference, themed “A New Perspective: The Changing Face of Addiction,...

Inside/Outside Perspectives of Hal Shofner  It is hard to imagine the stroke of divine intervention and good fortune that came my way in December of 1984. That’s when I met with Hal Shofner, a board ...

Alcohol transforms people  There are many very negative changes of attitude while someone is drinking, why is this?

Top Blogs for Recovering Alcoholics  I just posted the article, “Top 96 Blogs for Recovering Alcoholics”:
(http://www.phdprograms.org/top-96-blogs-for-recovering-alcoholics/ ) on ...

Joe Herzanek Joins Our Team  There is no substitute for the kind of wisdom borne of experience and on that front Joe Herzanek scores very high marks. For the last couple of years ...