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Question by debbie p: How can I get my niece to undergo alcohol rehab?
My teenage niece lives with me, since my sister (her mom) travels abroad. My sister doesn’t know about her daughter’s alcohol addiction, and I don’t know how I’m going to tell her. I want my niece to undergo alcohol rehab, but I haven’t tried talking to her yet. What am I to do?

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Answer by abbie ln
Well, you should start by talking to her and her mom. Get in touch with her mom and tell her about the problem you’re experiencing with your niece. Have your sister talk to her daughter. Maybe then you would be able to get your niece to agree to undergoing treatment. Staging an intervention with her mother would probably prove to be more effective. If you know other sober people, such as your niece’s close friends, it would be great if you can get them to participate in the intervention as well. We all know that teenagers are more likely to listen to their friends rather than relatives, so getting her friends to persuade her would be a big help.

Good luck and I hope everything goes well!

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Not too long ago, I quit drinking and started a recovery program for alcoholism. Earlier this week, I talked about this with my Mom for the first time. She immediately admitted that her and my dad are both alcoholics also, and have both known they were for most of their lives. This was a great conversation, however she later emailed me and told me that she does not want this information shared with anyone, including my fiance. So my question is: do I have a responsibility to keep this secret? It seems like very pertinent information about me as a person that both my parents are alcoholics, and it seems somehow unfair to me that I wouldn’t be able to explain that to people, especially when I have to explain that I am myself an alcoholic. On the other hand, no one else really has a “need to know” this information, and it was a private conversation between my Mom and I, so it seems like she does have a right to expect confidentiality. I’m really not sure what to do here, please help!

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It seems like these people could do whatever the hell they want, but as soon as they get caught, they just "go to rehab" and come out and be accepted by society.

Are we being fooled by these rich high profile people?

What would these people blame on if alcohol never existed?

Case in point, Isaiah Washington, Miss America, Gavin Newsome.

Do these people take us as idiots?

Has this society gone mad?

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