If you're like most people who learn that a family member has cancer or another life-threatening illness, you instinctively react with compassion, a desire to help and support.

But more often than not, family members don't know what to do when their loved one is struggling with alcoholism or drug dependence. Some of them even go so far as to feel guilty or shameful about trying to help that person.

Dear Mr. Moyers: I am throwing everything else on the line right now beca ...

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