Show Recovery Is The Thc Word Almost since since the tho beginning of civilization man manbas has bas looked down on the tho drinker as weak and immoral setting him apart from society as lie ho progressively loses control Even today the average person regards the tho victim of alcoholism as an outcast who simply lacks the will to keep keel from drowning in ina Ii a bath of alcohol and self self pity pity Only Gilly in recent times has alcoholism been accepted as a disease mainly by medical men and those who study the tho waS ways of the tho mind The Tho American Medical Association has officially accepted this idea Behind this achievement is the year 20 fight o of the tho National Council on Alcoholism headed by Mrs Murty Marty Mann Imm its founder and executive director NOA is the tho only organization in the tho nation dedi- dedi dedicated dedicated to education field service research and reha- reha rehabilitation in the tho field of alcoholism It is backed by 71 affiliates throughout the tho United States Neither wet wet nor df the tho organization is concerned only with getting gotting America to understand that a great grent number of the country's 5 million victims of alcoholism alcohol alcohol- ism can bo rehabilitated for family famay and job I Industry alone alono suffers au an loss of 2 2 bil- bil billion billion lion a year from alcoholism among workers at all levels Meanwhile NOA has hus III already ready won acceptance of its alcoholism rehabilitation programs among 50 of the tho country's largest Comp companies No longer do they thoy consider problem drinkers a lost cause causo Success in provides vital proof that re covery is the tho theme in approaching alcoholism and getting betting employees back to fr fruitful work There is isnow isnow I now now new hope for reversing the tho approach to this major problem alcoholism |