How to Help Someone with an Alcohol Addiction | Akhil Anand, MD

More than 15 million Americans live with alcohol abuse disorder. It's considered a chronic disease with no cure. There are, however, steps you can take to help someone with an alcohol addiction move toward sobriety. Psychiatrist Akhil Anand, MD, offers some guidance.

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[billmoore]

I myself am a Alcoholic but going on for 6 years Sober is not easy Every day I have to think positive can not let my Guard down at any time but is a bloody good life with out beer Bill

[suzanh]

There’s nothing more sad than watching a relative drink themselves slowly to death. Alcohol is a nasty drug. There’s nothing you can do if one’s relative has no desire to quit, nothing.

[Davidchukwuma]

Addicted for 11 years, thank God for saving me, I was able to stop, because I changed my location, perhaps if I go back I might start all over again, terrible experience, because I keep having headaches loss of appetite alot, been active with exercise help slow the damage

[SNIPE]

I have alcohol problem and i can say that this video is true!!! i have problems with high blood pressure and hearth problems and it will kill me if i don't seek help thx for great video

[Peter-Ac]

tough love is part of the answer. Often bailing people out of trouble including financial trouble just enables them to suffer longer.

[m.harris]

Thank you to you both for this very informative video. Dr. Anand, I particularly found your four “Cs” were spot on.

[montanagal]

I left him and now am filing for a divorce, 26 years of alcoholism/marriage, severe stage heavy drinking every night, lost jobs, in a basement somewhere renting a room.
I continue to offer a life line but I cannot live with the drinking. He blames me.

[ccxfrank]

i went to the ER many times. never did rehab. alcohol will end up consuming you and everything in your life and it wont stop. ruin relationships, any kind of financial status your at, your health. it'll ruin everything man.

[shraddhagaonkar]

Very useful information want to know more about the addiction recovery

[ag]

I am dealing with this situation with a loved one who is in serious denial. He cannot hold a job, is squatting in an abandoned house, forgets to eat during binges, gets aggressive, etc. It is bad, but half the family are enablers, others are scared to get involved, and the few like me, don't know what to do. If someone even mentions rehab, it provokes a reaction like WW3!

[Yirragee]

This should be on Australian tv hourly. For real. 😢

[nosajkrad]

I’m in trouble with booze. I hate myself 😢

[ashimaearthsky]

You cannot make anyone stop drinking or want to stop. Watch person in family household stumbling drunk every night. It's like they want us to see them drunk and there is nothing we can do. Why do they drink? Because they want to.

[mrmoon]

Sadly it’s almost impossible to help someone with alcohol unless they are willing to help themselves, I lost my nephew last week he passed away from liver failure, he was 44yr
We all tried to help him but it was of no use, he kept drinking up until the very end,

[billmoore]

Yes there is try and talk to them make them see sense is worth a only when they not a drink

[pytpeaches]

Just can’t believe my Child’s father beat my dad up … he said he “blacked out”

[gdavho]

Just do what I did. I was drinking every night and then one day I just said no more. That was over 5 years ago and I haven't died (LOL) . People keep telling me you should to go to counselling or AA and I tell them I'm my own counsellor so get lost. Staying away is not a big deal and I don't even drink when the lads(Leafs) or Argos are playing and that used to be mandatory.

[Strawbz]

Im living in a houseshare with a potential alcoholic so its not ideal 😞

[grandmastermario]

My stepfather not even my real bio dad but my stepfather, was analholic, and he went through barely any trauma, and he went on to keep a roof over our heads and everything else money but he abused us in everyway he stole money from mom, and got booted out, and booted out of multiple, and went to jail 5 times, if he going to say that alcohol did it to him, yah no makes no sense whatsoever, no yo did that to your self, don't blame a substance, you chose to to do this.

[jacquistorey]

a nice dr yes..but so much of the interview was not on topic...topic being how to help...only a few points at the end on that.. most of it is about what addiction is..not ialit on how to help ehich is