Six Steps to Treatment:

1. Get support and share your concerns.

2. Research his treatment options.

3. Get information. The National Council on Alcoholism is available at 800-NCA-CALL

4. Plan an intervention.

5. Recognize that relapse may occur, but don’t give up.

6. Provide continued support through family, friends, and the community.

SOURCE: Lachs MS, Boyer P. Don’t let alcohol get the upper hand. Prevention. 1999; 51: 142.