I seriously hope this fad mindset (in my opinion) never crosses the pond. I can only imagine our alcoholic adult children saying, "I CAN DRINK NORMALLY NOW!" while their livers turn to rot. To me it is a scary concept. If your body is addicted to a certain drug...you can't take it or it will suck you right back in again. That's not just alcohol. That's cigarettes (thank you, Janet), drugs or any kind of a compulsive behavior. Why would anyone choose to "teach" an alcoholic to drink at all?
In my mommy heart, I have a feeling 36 is a functional alcoholic. That means he is not falling down drunk, can work, can be a dad, can do a good job at work, then come home and drink just enough to blur the day, every day. If he is at home it is rare not to see him holding a beer. Now if he is going to drive, he abstains...so far. He's been in a few car accidents and has never tested in the DUI range. But that doesn't mean he isn't addicted to alcohol. He himself will say he needs to drink at night to forget about his troubles. Along with the horrible habit of chewing, which he wants to break, but never can, I really worry about how he is compromising his health. Chewing is worse than smoking cigarettes (shudder).
