Women Alcoholics Have a Tougher Fight

Women alcoholics do have special problems. To begin with, the double standard works overtime for them. Even before they become alcoholic they're in a different position from men who drink. They are expected to handle it if they drink at all. "No one likes to see a woman drunk" is a phrase we've all heard ad nauseum. As a matter of fact, we don't like to see it ourselves, much less to see it in the mirror, but if we're alcoholic there isn't much choice.