Responding To The Alcoholic

          

The alcoholic can be your friend; an electrician, doctor, landlord, boss, neighbor, policeman, real estate agent, lawyer, restaurant manager, building contractor, dentist, disc jockey, bartender, veterinarian….

The alcoholic will not respond favorably to your position until he is ready to face reality and stop drinking. Based on his current intake of alcohol…and to help reduce traffic fatalities, I urge everyone to attend Al-Anon meetings in your area. There you can share your concerns with a group of nonalcoholics. This will enable you to find ways of coping more effectively with your friend’s problem drinking.

Explain to your friend that the constant ingestion of alcohol can lead to high blood pressure readings, thiamine and other vitamin deficiencies, depression, liver damage, cardiac-related conditions, dementia and more. Indicate you want him around for a long time; his family needs him to be involved in their lives…Don’t nag; just let him know you are concerned and want what is best for him.

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