Originally Posted by FreeOwl

The best time to reach someone struggling with addiction is in the midst of their misery. All I was going to offer was an 'I understand what you're going through' and hand him my card.

I won't ever judge or assert any shoulds on someone - but I feel it's a sacred duty now, to reach out to those who still suffer.

Originally Posted by FreeOwl

Worst case, I mildly offend someone who retorts 'you can't POSSIBLY know what I'm going through!!'

Small risk, as I see it - when compared with the risk of turning my back to a chance to be there when a fellow alcoholic could have been offered a glimpse of another way.