How should I deal with my family while my mother is in the hospital?

Okay. So my mother went into the hospital on Monday because of a stomach ulcer caused by an alcoholic addiction that she has. She had a surgery for it and is now in the hospital recovering. I live 300 miles away from the hospital. I went to spend time with [...]

Should I do an alcohol intervention for my sister?

My sister has gotten herself addicted to alcohol. Lately, she has shown signs of regretting her actions. I do know that she doesn’t want to go inside alcohol rehab, she’ll feel totally “off” there. I don’t want to force her to do something that she doesn’t want, but I also don’t want her to just [...]

Why should a woman stop drinking alcohol or undergo alcohol treatment first before deciding to get pregnant?

One of my closest girl friends married last month and promptly expressed her desired to have a baby. I am bothered because she’s an alcoholic, though she doesn’t want to admit it. When I advised her to undergo treatment first, she just fired back another question to me.

I want to know if I should stage an alcohol intervention for my brother.?

My brother has gotten himself addicted to alcohol. This is probably because of his so many frustrations in life. Lately, though, he has started showing signs of regret in his actions. I do know that he doesn’t want to go into inpatient rehabilitation, so I thought that it might be good to do an intervention [...]

My parents are checking me into a alcohol rehab center. What should I expect?

I do know that Im gonna have to live there for a long time and I know about the phases and privledge points and blah blah. I mean what will I have to do? Will they just make me sit there in a room or what? Theyve gotta make us do something. Im 14 if [...]

What should one look for in an alcohol rehab center?

I know of a friend who has been suffering from chronic alcoholism for quite some time. I opened up the idea of treatment to him and he found the idea very welcoming and asked me to ask around for an alcohol rehab nearby.

My mom just went into treatment for alcohol abuse, when she calls me what should we talk about?

She has always been very secretive about her life and doesn’t like me to know her “personal” business, so I don’t know if I’d be digging myself into a deeper hole if I started asking her about the treatment center, etc. She’s only been there for two days and I’m expecting a phone call from [...]

Should alcohol detoxification be attempted on a partial hospital unit?

Do you believe that a patient should attempt to detox from alcohol on a day hosptial unit, if the patient plans to commute back and forth from home? The partial unit operates from 8 am- 2:30 pm. We will say that the patient is a 40 year old male who reports that he [...]