Helping Someone with a Drinking Problem

Privacy Policy. Watching a friend or family member struggle with a drinking problem can be as heartbreakingly painful as it is frustrating. Your loved one may be disrupting family life by neglecting their responsibilities, getting into financial and legal difficulties, or mistreating or even abusing you and other family members. But in the long run denying it will only bring more harm to you, your loved one with the problem, and the rest of your family. Alcoholism and alcohol abuse affects millions of people, from every social class, race, background, and culture. But there is help available. For many people, drinking is an ordinary part of life.