According to available statistics, the most popular pages on the Alcoholism site, week after week, are found in our Net Link Library where links to information on the Internet are collected and organized into easy-to-find sections.

By far the most popular of these pages are the library for The Effects of Alcohol and College Drinking, along with our lists of online meetings for Alcoholic Anonymous members and Al-Anon members.

Each page on the site is visited each week by those seeking information about the family disease of alcoholism, according to the statistics, but there are some feature articles that have proven to be very helpful to visitors, judging from the large number of "hits" these pages receive each week -- sometimes years after they were first published.

Here are the Top Ten articles that visitors to this site read the most, based on the statistical reports:

The Top Ten

1. Enabling
Many times when family and friends try to "help" alcoholics, they are actually making it easier for them to continue in the progression of the disease.

2. But it doesn't act like a disease!
The difficulty in recognizing alcoholism as a disease is it sure doesn't seem like one.

3. Problem Drinkers
Many people who have a problem with alcohol are not alcoholics, and in order to quit drinking they do not necessarily need medical treatment, peer group support, or a spiritual awakening.

4. Denial
One of the most frustrating factors in dealing with alcoholism, as a relative, friend or professional, is it is almost always accompanied by a phenomenon known as "denial."

5. The Costs of Drunk Driving
Hundreds of drivers get behind the wheel while intoxicated. The "fortunate" ones will be arrested -- before they hurt themselves or someone else.

6. Why do I need help? He's the alcoholic!
The disease of alcoholism affects everyone in the family, whether they realize it or not.

7. College Drinking
The death of a 20-year-old LSU fraternity pledge recently drew the nation's attention to the growing problem of drinking at colleges, or more specifically the increasing numbers of students who drink "to get drunk."

8. Cybriety Medallions
On Christmas Day in 1997, Cyber Annivesary Medallions became available for the first time on the Internet.

9. Alcohol Liver Disease
He knew the only way to save his life was to quit drinking, but he just couldn't stop, no matter how he tried.

10. Adult Children
Most of us who grew up in families affected by the disease of alcoholism never did really grow up in many ways.