The 8 hour level 1 alcohol awareness classes that we took was an eye opener for me and my entire family. I guess I was having a hard time relating to the problem my brother was having with his drinking because I really didn't drink much at all. I think I could count the number of drinks that I had in the last five years on one hand. I never developed a taste for alcohol. I remember when I was a teenager I was all excited to try my first beer, but the taste was just not what I thought it should be so I rarely drank. Now I am a grown woman with two teenagers and my husband and I never drink, except for maybe a toast at a wedding. So when my brother started having problems, the concept of not being able to stop drinking alcohol was foreign to me. These classes really helped open my eyes to what he was going through and how we could help him. I ordered the course online and we could sit down together and read through the material on our laptop when we had free time. We didn't need to worry about taking the final exam, because it wasn't a court order, but we took it anyway and realized how much new information we had learned. I'm trying to apply this information when I'm around my brother and am trying to get him to admit he has a problem. It's an ongoing battle.
