Canadian Addiction Rehab A To Z On Alcohol Counseling | Page 8

WHY ALCOHOL COUNSELING
SHOULD BE A MAINSTREAM
PRACTICE
i. Alcohol is a lot more addictive than most substances, which is why people get very
easily addicted to it, and start abusing it. This particular capability is reason enough why
we need to spread more addiction-related awareness.
ii. Alcoholic drinks are readily available, which increases the chances of excessive
consumption. One can find beer and some stronger alcoholic drinks in pharmacies in
the US. This should be talked about more, and addicts should be made to ignore the
regular availability.
iii. Counseling is the only way to save an alcoholic, since there is no medicine that helps
with it. Putting a person on medication to help with alcohol addiction would be like
taking them away from one addictive substance and putting them on to another, which is
why counseling should be made more common everywhere.
iv. A lot of addiction cases start from early education centers, which is why these
institutions should have counseling for alcoholism as well.
v. Alcoholism ruins a person’s life, and severely impacts the lives of people around them, as
well as those close to them. This often goes without intervention, as the person is
always assumed to be ‘under stress’ and whatnot. The truth is that individuals such as
these need counseling and not immature opinions, if society is to improve.