Long before words like codependency and dysfunction entered the common parlance of the American language, Terry Williams and the Hazelden Family Program were helping families to understand the disease of alcoholism and addiction afflicting their loved ones and to live through and heal from its effects. Now, Hazelden makes the insight, experience and effectiveness of its family programme available to readers everywhere. As awareness grows of the harm that addiction and alcoholism inflicts on those around the addict and alcoholic, this book is sure to become a classic and required resource.