n fact, therapists counsel, but the alcoholic has to help himself. The addict has to be open and trust in the therapist. Also he has to realize that he has a problem. Of course, the therapist has to be involved in the patient’s problems. He/she has to talk, share, and help alcoholics to live without alcohol. It’s really hard for an alcoholic, but if he/she can’t reject the temptation of drinking, the treatment will not work out. An alcoholic has to learn to live without alcohol and respond to stress in a different way that drinking. Such person has to be occupied with some activity that would be interesting to him/her. An alcoholic has to trust in people who want to help him/her and believe that he/she will overcome all the difficulties.Also government should take some restricting acts of selling alcohol. For example, there should be higher prices on alcohol. People wouldn’t drink much if alcoholic beverages were expensive. Sellers of the different stores should not sell alcohol to anyone who is not 21 years. In the United States alcohol is prohibited before that age, so in Lithuania such law should be made. In our country alcohol can be purchased at 18 years old. It’s very dangerous for a young organism to use alcohol. It accepts alcohol more easily and, after some time, can become addicted to it. So government should consider that and think about people’s future.Such solutions as Alcoholics Anonymous and psychotherapy can help the addicted person. However, the government and society still have to make some decisions and changes about alcohol selling. People also have to accurate and fall into this incurable disease....
