"Alcoholism is a family disease. Living with the effects of someone else's drinking is too devastating for most people to bear without help. In Al-Anon and Alateen we learn individuals are not responsible for another person's disease or recovery from it.
From the Al-Anon pamphlet "Detachment" reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA Copyright Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. ©1985