Amen
I deal with it too close to home
I don’t drink hardly at all
I detest what it does to so many yet it’s celebrated
I may have a beer with a pizza. Or an occasional glass of white wine. Less than 12 drinks a year. But both run blood sugar up so I don’t mess with it much.
As a recovered alcoholic I also detest the celebration of alcohol. I have seen the worst from both an alcoholics view, a Law Enforcement’s view and now as a counselor for mostly Veterans. I deal with drug counseling also which mainly involves Vet’s who have been shut off from the VA. With the help of a couple of friends we’ve had about a 60% success rate. While I went through a full medical detox and a 30 day rehab, many cannot afford that, it ran about 50,000 dollars. We’ve developed a much simpler and cheaper way for most depending on the level of dependency. Many of our boys have been able to home detox with the help of a local Doctor who is one of my friends involved. My phone stays on 24 hours a day and I’m always ready to roll when one of my boys need me.