LET'S BREAK THE SILENCE THE CHILDREN IN THE FAMILIES WITH ALCOHOLICS

In this paper I expose the negative influences that children in families where one or both parents are alcoholic endure. Several case studies which show the harmful effects of alcoholism upon children, the most vulnerable category affected, are presented and analyzed in the paper. In the end there are mentioned the stages of recovery from the disease of alcoholism as well as the importance of family support in this difficult process.