Here are some
wonderful alcoholism videos for you to watch and enjoy!
We have included some alcoholism videos (located
below) so that you can see and hear directly from various people
about their struggles with this disease.
If you, a family member, or one of your friends has
a "drinking problem," seeing what others have gone through and how
they attained successful recovery is much more "real" than any
information you can read about.
Furthermore, watching these videos may help you
understand what others with a drinking problem are
experiencing. So make sure you look at these excellent
videos!
The first video is entitled Talking With Cat
Power and is about the professional singer/songwriter Cat
Power, her alcoholism, and her recovery. This video is 4
minutes and 39 seconds long.
The second video is entitled What It
Really Feels Like and is about a young lady about 20 years old
who discusses the fact that her Dad is dying from alcoholism.
In this video, this young lady stresses how important it is for
people to stay away from excessive drinking. This video is 9
minutes and 39 seconds long.
The third video is entitled Truth and
Consequences and is about teen drinking, sex, fetal alcohol
syndrome, smoking, drugs, and the effects of alcohol, drugs, and
smoking on the unborn child. This video is 10 minutes and 1
second long.
The fourth video is entitled Ferguson Speaks
From The Heart and is about late night talk show host
Craig Ferguson and his ordeal with alcoholism. Ferguson, who
has been sober for 15 years, talks honestly about drinking and how
some people, including himself, cannot drink alcohol--even
responsibly. Ferguson stresses that everyone has to be
responsible for their own actions. Ferguson then talked
about Britney Spears and identified her as a person who needs
compassion and help. This is a well-done, honest video about
alcoholism that is worth watching. This video is 12 minutes
and 30 minutes long.
The fifth video is entitled Recovery: What
Makes An Addict is a video about addiction. A key topic
is that when we focus on the "why" of addiction, we find out that
addicts are trying to change the way they feel. Also
discussed are the 12 characteristics of addiction. This video
is 9 minutes and 19 seconds long.