What kind of advice can be given for someone who wants to help a young friend with an alcohol dependency issue

What kinds of approches can I use in addresses this person? What kinds of help are out there for this person?


How do I let this person know that they need help?What kind of advice can be given for someone who wants to help a young friend with an alcohol dependency issue
A way that I have brought it up before was to talk to my friend, with the problem, about my 'mom's' alcohol problem. I talked to her about how upset I was and brought up behaviors I'd seen in her but said they were my mom's behaviors. I made her realize what she was doing by telling her someone else was doing it. That way she thinks it is her idea and there is no/less tension etc. It may not work in your case, but it did in mine.What kind of advice can be given for someone who wants to help a young friend with an alcohol dependency issue
I have an alcoholic mother and many friends who seem to be going up that path. The best advice I can give is to first survey your friend to make sure that the ';young age of alcohol dependency'; isn't just a stage where your friend just brags about drinking so much, or if they are just partying alot. You must ask youself if this friend has physically or mentally harmed anyone with the drinking problem. If so, a good ice breaker is to ask questions and listen to your friend. It's good to take a stand and show your friend your care, but I don't think jumping in and telling them they have a problem right off the bat will solve anything, it may even ruin your friendship. Your question is very general, and the circumstances from it are numerous from my point of view personally, so it makes it hard to answer, but the best thing I feel I can say is that all in all your friend is going to have to make the decision weather to be an alcoholic or not, just be there for your friend to show you care about them and not the drinking.
First of all, you need to know that you will not be able to help this friend if they are not willing to recognize that they have a problem. I guess the best way is to help them recogninze that their alcohol use is affecting their life in a negative way - and give them concrete examples that they cannot deny. Try to direct your friend to attend an AA meeting, they're free and they're everywhere.
well from experience, do not harrp about it.I lost my Fther to alcholism and my Mother to lung caancer. My husband and I are seperated bbecuse of his alcoholism. My daughter was on the same path but only with hard alcohol(whskey) Just let them know how conceerned you are for them.Pray for them and love them. A lot of hugs and a nice conversattion will do mre. You can't heelp theem until they heelp themselves. They have to pretty much hit rock bottom, get in a car accident, pulled over for dwi,dui depeding the state. I feeel forr you. You are a great friend to be so concerned. My heart and prayers are with you.