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AN ALCOHOLIC AND THE FAMILY; HOW CHILDREN CAN COPE
1981
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Some of these children of alcoholics may go on to develop drinking problems of their own because they unwittingly imitate the drinking habits of their alcoholic parent, or, as some researchers believe, because they have a genetic predisposition to alcoholism. (An estimated 50 to 60 percent of all alcoholics have at least one alcoholic parent.) Three years ago her father, who lives on the East Coast, became so illfrom the effects of alcohol that his family persuaded him to go to Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization for alcoholics seeking to recover. He stopped drinking, and a year later he came to California to visit [Brooks]. It was the first time she had seen him sober, and she was so amazed by the change in him, and curious to see how it had happened, that she accompanied him to an AA meeting. There, she acknowledged for the first time that she, too, was an alcoholic. With professional help, the aid of Alateen, or even the listening ear and support of a close friend or relative, children of alcoholics can eventually forget the pain and turmoil of their youth and get on with their lives, psychologist [Judith Seixas] says. An objective listener not only can provide support and comfort, but also can help the child realize that the alcoholism is beyond his or her control.
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