By taking the stigma away from addiction and alcoholism, one enables abusers by telling them it isn’t so bad (minimizing). I don’t suffer from alcohol- or substance-abuse disorder. I am an alcoholic and an addict. I would encourage those who want to help alcohol- and drug-abusers of all kinds to attend Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings to see what real recovery is and how it happens, resulting in happy, productive members of society. Every one of them identifies as an alcoholic or addict.