Originally Posted by
hopeful4 
I was in the room w my ah when he told the dr he thought he had a problem w alcohil. Dr said having a few beers a night would cut back his anxiety...and gave him a rx for xanax. I was floored.
You'd be surprised how many doctors are ignorant about the disease of addiction. It seems more and more doctors are being trained in how to prescribe medication, not necessarily how to treat or cure a disease.
I would start looking for a different doctor...