Support for Family and Friends
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There is wide-spread support for both the alcoholic/addict as well as for their family and friends. An important concept is that alcohol
abuse and addictions affect the entire family of the affected individual. Many times, in a sincere attempt to help the alcoholic/addict, the family and friends may actually enable or further the impact of the disease in the loved one. Consequently, the family is encouraged to also seek help in coping with the person affected with alcoholism and/or addictions.
Two organizations that support recovery for the family and friends of the alcoholic/addict are Al-Anon and Alateen. Not surprisingly, the effect that the alcoholic/addict behavior has on an adult can be significantly different from the impact on a child. Consequently, while both Al-Anon and Alateen are aligned organizations and follow similar paths to address the problems, they are intended to relate to different types of problems and possible solutions based on adult and child relationships.
Information on Al-Anon and Alateen is provided below, while information for alcohol and drug addiction recovery resources are provided on the CAAM web page for Alcohol Abuse or this CAAM web page for Drug Abuse.
Return to CAAM page
AL-ANON/ALATEEN
Al-Anon/Alateen Resources
Additional Information
Search for meetings in the Dallas area http://www.dallasal-anon.org/meetings.php.
Al-Anon/Alateen World Services http://al-anon.org/.
Al-Anon/Alateen Background
For over 50 years, Al-Anon (which includes Alateen for younger members) has been offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics. It is estimated that each alcoholic affects the lives of at least four other people... alcoholism is truly a family disease. No matter what relationship you have with an alcoholic, whether they are still drinking or not, all who have been affected by someone else’s drinking can find solutions that lead to serenity in the Al-Anon/Alateen fellowship.”
Copyright © Al-Anon/Alateen February, 2008. Reprinted with permission
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