"Imagine for a moment that it is 1949, and that someone you love is alcoholic. As you struggle with this fact, you quickly learn about three prospects for this person's future: One is commitment to a locked ward in a mental hospital, sharing facilities with people diagnosed as schizophrenic. Another is that alcoholism will lead to crime, which could mean years in prison. And third is a slow sinking into poverty and helplessness -- perhaps life on "skid row."
In all three cases, your loved one's condition will be denied, ignored, or denounced as evidence of moral weakness.
The year 1949 is significant because it marked Hazelden's beginning. What started then as a guest house for alcoholic men has flowered into the prevailing method of treating addiction: the Minnesota Model. More importantly, this historic innovation offered alcoholics a new alternative to jail, mental wards, or homelessness." IN HAZELDEN.ORG
In all three cases, your loved one's condition will be denied, ignored, or denounced as evidence of moral weakness.
The year 1949 is significant because it marked Hazelden's beginning. What started then as a guest house for alcoholic men has flowered into the prevailing method of treating addiction: the Minnesota Model. More importantly, this historic innovation offered alcoholics a new alternative to jail, mental wards, or homelessness." IN HAZELDEN.ORG
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