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are men. While most men have more muscle and are able to consume more alcohol, women absorb it. ?Women have more body fat and less body water, allowing alcohol to move into the bloodstream faster? (Roan 5). With more research that is done every year, they have finally concluded that women use and abuse alcohol for different reasons than men (Gleason 1). Men drink in social situation just to drink, while most women drink to get drunk. Women over time pay a higher price for drinking then men. There are programs especially designed for women with alcoholic problems. There are programs where a person can be totally anonymous, or programs with other alcoholics. One book and group which helps alcoholics become sober, is A.A or Alcoholics Anonymous. The book and group therapy has been

around since 1939 and has helped millions of people recover (Alcoholics Anonymous 1). While reading or group therapy isn?t recommended for everyone there is one on one therapy with psychologists or alcohol professionals. All these programs are helpful and recommended by doctors and recovered, and recovering alcoholics. While knowing many people whom have gone through these processes, time, patience, and discipline are the most important factors in recovery. Alcohol is poisoning the lives of many individuals and takes on no faces. A person can be rich, poor, smart, or stupid. The information collected shows me how many millions of people suffer from this disease. From all the articles and books I read, the most important help to an alcoholic is to become a good listener. By

becoming a good listener a person feels important and can eventually understand that drinking has more negative effects then positive. These past years with my sister have been hard, and being able to tell her that she has a drinking problem has been even harder. I hope to help my sister discover she is an alcoholic and acquire help. She like the many millions need to take this first step to recovery.