They can provide the moral support the alcoholic needs to get well. Alcoholics may need to check into a detox center if really bad, because the withdrawals can be very painful and could possibly cause death. Alcoholism is a disease that cannot be totally cured but people can recover and return to a normal way of life. Recovering depends on total abstinence from alcohol. Recovering alcohol's can never touch alcohol again because their addiction is too strong.
Alcoholism is a very serious disease that affects a large number of people.
I think if we educate children at an early age to use alcohol in moderation and within a reasonable limit we would have less cases of alcoholism. We also now have the ability, through technology, to detect which people will most likely develop into alcoholics. I think with this information we should get these people help right away, the sooner the better. There is still hope for today's and tomorrow's alcoholics because they are able to recover from alcoholism. It will only get easier to recover from it if more people get involved in the fight against alcoholism.