ictions, before their addiction has a life ending affect.The treatment process for an alcoholic is often long and very difficult but in the end can be very rewarding. “Alcoholics who develop withdrawal systems generally treat themselves by drinking” (The Merck Manual of Information 445). The recovery process is so hard because alcoholics have looked their whole lives for alcohol when times get hard. When this happens it is often noted that this is a time to seek medical help. Acknowledging that help is needed and to want it, is the first step in the recovery process (Getting the Facts). Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) “is a place Finn 4where the recovering alcoholic can socialize away from the tavern with non-drinking friends who are always available for support when the urge to start drinking again becomes strong” (The Merck Manual of Information 445). AA is an organizations specializing in the recovery for alcoholics. Many people have benefited through this organization where friends are made and life changes occur.“I went into sober living… I was introduced to recovery and found a new family. Today turning my life and my will over to GOD on a daily basis and trying not to take that will back, has made my life happier easier to live and much easier to control” (Alfred). As much as the affects of alcohol have on a family or a person’s life, the affects of recovery of a person can change a life. Stories of recovering alcoholics have played a toll of many people and not to mention the affect they might have on an alcoholic seeking the need for recovery. “Works Cited”1. “Alcoholism: Getting the Facts.” SIRS Government Reporter September 1999: 1-12. Rpt. in Alcoholism2. "Alcohol use and abuse." World of Health. Gale Group, 2000. Reproduced in Student Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale Group. December, 2000. http://galenet.galegr...
