Question: Advise, please. My brother 30 years. Previously, he drank beer only at some festival or sometimes on weekends. For some time he began to drink more often at first light beer once or twice a week, then a strong and almost every day. He tries to hide the fact that he was drinking, for example, delayed after work, drink a beer while walking down the street, and then just go home. Strong intoxication after these sessions there. Other spirits, such as vodka, he drinks less frequently: on holidays, for example, on New Year's, birthday, etc. He has a vicious nature, he kept his thoughts and feelings always keeps in itself, often morose not talkative. With his wife came quarrels, frustration with each other, all spend less time together. Our father is addicted to alcohol and we are very much afraid that this may happen again in our family. Please advise if there whom to contact in our situation? Which professional: a psychologist, therapist, narcologists. . . ? To start? Is alcoholism inherited? Advance thank you.
Answer: need to contact a doctor, psychiatrist narcologists. Alcoholism can be inherited in the form of increased susceptibility to its development.