Alcoholism is a 24-hour disease, that’s right.. a “disease.” Says who? Says the AMA (American Medical Association.) When an alcoholic takes a drink, all they want is more. When they eat chocolate, watch TV, spend money, smoke a cigarette all they want is more. Ask an alcoholic. Ask me. I know. It can be a miserable existence. And, with the proper tools, it can be a wonderful existence. The solution, the key, to living with alcoholism for this addict is recovery. Recovery can be found in a number of places. The most popular one is an Alcohol Treatment Center. The one I went to was a high-end residential alcohol treatment center in Malibu, CA, near Los Angeles. But, there are rehabs all over the place, for all shapes and sizes. Now, after I left rehab I wasn’t cured, Ill never be cured of my alcoholism. I live with it every day of my life. BUT, with the tools, the experience, the strength and the hope I received in rehab, every day I have a shot. Every day I have a chance. Every day I can have fun. Because every day I have hope.