“Should I Stop Drinking?” A Christian Counseling Perspective
Dr. Brent Potter
Did you know that 15.1 million adults in the United States who are eighteen and older struggle with alcoholism or an alcohol-related disorder? And over 10% of children who live in America live with a parent who struggles with alcoholism? As of 2020, 329.5 million people were living in America, so this means roughly 32.9 million children today are watching a parent struggle with an alcohol-related disorder. According to the CDC, alcohol dependency is characterized by excessive drinking, a strong craving for alcohol, continued use of alcohol despite repeated problems with drinking, and an inability to control alcohol consumption. If that definition of alcohol dependency, or alcoholism, describes you then...
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