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Hi everyone, Does anyone know of any insightful documentaries on alcohol and its effects on families, body, spirit, etc? I'm looking to watch one with my family that might give them (and me) a little more insight into abuse, or even just the basic effects of alcohol. Thanks.

I have all the literature and online resources I can handle, just looking for documentaries for now. Thanks!

onlythetruth

I can't say I agree with all the information presented in this series, but you might find it useful:

HBO: Addiction

Veritas1

Page 124 Productions | Bill W. film about the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

There is a new Bill Wilson documentary.

sugarbear1

There's many on u tube and in an online search. Some are accessible via Netflix. Try to search on the Discovery Channel website and other channels that show these things.

eJoshua

I know that a lot of people here don't like Intervention on A&E, or don't agree with its methodologies, but I think that's a really interesting show both for addicts and their families alike. It's sometimes a tough watch because it can be heartwrenching, but it seems to be consistent in showing the impact that active addiction has on the addict and their families in a documentary-style format.

simplyfab

Intervention on A&E is really good. It's a weekly documentary on addiction and its affects on the person and their loved ones. You can find old episodes on A&E's website.

But a real eye-opening documentary on alcoholism and how gripping it is, is this series you can catch on youtube called Rain in my Heart.
Be warned, its really raw and heart-breaking.

savexourxship

I second Rain in my Heart.

RunnerMD2be

Rain in my heart +3

SOBERINNEPA

Rain In My Heart +4.

Hard for me to watch.

Challenged1

Is there any other way to access Rain in my Heart other than Youtube? My internet is too slow to download videos

sugarbear1

Rain In My Heart Full Documentary

Try this link. It's broken up into 10 minute segments.

sugarbear1

or see the BBC site and see if you can purchase a copy. Try netflix, too!

vinyl

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I'm on it.

Florence

The HBO documentary mentioned above. I'm FFA and it was really important for me to watch this stuff, especially the medical understanding of the disease, when my RAH was struggling.

Right now I'm also watching "Following Sean", which is a documentary revisiting a kid who was witness to a lot of drug and alcohol abuse in the 60s thirty years later. Following Sean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It's more about hippie culture than anything, and how our beliefs and behavior affect our children, but it's on Netflix now.