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Everyone gears up for a new year. Resolutions abound as people try to commit to improving their lives. Yeah, well, the key word is “try”. The best place for many people to spend their New Years Eve would be an alcohol and treatment center. All through the year alcoholics struggle with their addictions knowing that the next year won’t be any different unless they do something. My cousin was this way, too. This is my alcohol addiction story.

The year the family decided to do something is one few people will forget. It started at Thanksgiving and continued through Christmas. No drinking was allowed. Previous to this, all holidays ended in disaster. There would be arguments, fights and tears. My cousin would drink herself sick every holiday. Everyone knew she needed to be in an alcohol and treatment center, except her. That particular year, the family took action. Surprisingly, everyone stuck to the game plan, which was: no alcohol and no putting up with drunken episodes. If my cousin was drunk, she couldn’t come in. Period. All of us wanted to see her in an alcohol and treatment center.

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My alcohol addiction story continues. My cousin was livid! She swore (literally) up and down outside of the house when she wasn’t allowed in. The cops even had to be called a couple of times. Was it stressful? Yes and no. Surprisingly, the family was much less tense without my cousin around, except when she was making a scene. Then, it was stressful, but it worked out in the end. Thanksgiving was tough, but Christmas was even tougher. The entire time between Thanksgiving and Christmas was hard. There were so many times my cousin would show up drunk and be stopped at the door.

We kept telling her that she needed to be in an alcohol and treatment center, and until she got help, she was not welcome to join the gathering since she was drunk. When I am saying alcohol addiction story, I mean addiction! She continued to drink, blaming now the family. Christmas was the final show-down. She showed up drunk, as usual and caused such a scene outside. The neighbors even called the police. Together, with the police, we convinced her she needed help. That very day, on Christmas, she went into an alcohol and treatment center. By New Years Eve, she had all of the alcohol out of her system and was trying to straighten her life out. My alcohol addiction story has a happy ending. The following holiday season, my cousin was there, enjoying the holidays without alcohol! She truly did start off a new life with that new year.

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I was an alcoholic for years but kept it well hidden.  I had to because I was a teacher.  My routine was set in stone and I prided myself on being able to do my job and then sit back and enjoy my beer on weekends.  If I did not need a drink during the week, then I convinced myself I was not an alcoholic and did not have a problem. I didn’t think being in bed as early as 6 p.m. meant anything.  I was just tired, you know?

However, as time went on, my credit card bills showed the truth.  I was spending over $200.00 a month on vodka and drinking beer from the time I got off work Friday afternoon to Sunday.  I woke up on the weekends needing a cup of coffee in one hand and a beer in the other.  I used up my sick days and vacation days within the first two months of school starting.

My friends and family tried to talk to me about it but I thought they were nuts.  I was not an alcoholic, I told them, because I could go days without a drink.  I was deluding myself but not them.  I stopped going anywhere except to work.  My wife did all the errands.  When she broke down on the road and I was too drunk to go get her, it was the final straw in her book.  A couple of days later my family and friends put together an intervention for me.  They were pretty brutal in the truth.  Still, it took my wife looking me in the eye in front of them and saying she would leave me right then and take our kids with her if I did not check into a drug addiction rehab.

That was four years ago.  Because I was able to check myself in without it affecting my students and my position in a negative way, I was able to retain my certification to teach.  I am grateful because I really love teaching. With the help the successful drug rehab center, I was able to put my life back together and I have even helped a couple of students who were heading down the path of alcoholism.

Thank you, to the drug rehab professionals, for giving me what I needed to get away from that lifestyle.  The money I used to spend on alcohol is being used for family vacations and bringing pleasure to my children.  My wife is happier than I have seen her in years and I am grateful I got a second chance with her and them.