Regardless of your background, age, ethnicity, alcoholism can be a problem. No one is safe from its reach. When considering treatment for alcoholism, it is best to take an integrated approach. It is best to use a combination of different treatment models and involve a group of people in the treatment and recovery process. People commonly involved are one or more counselors, a pastor, family members, friends, church family, and other support group members. Everyone is different and will respond differently to treatment. It is good practice to best customize the treatment for each individual. Since males are more likely than females to suffer from alcoholism, the treatment plan presented will be aimed at adult white American men. Individual and group therapy are valuable and will play a vital role in treating alcoholism. Group therapy sessions such as those of Alcoholics Anonymous are particularly important because they help the alcoholic not feel alone in dealing with their problems while being able to talk openly in a safe and supportive environment with other people who have had experiences similar (Connors, DiClemente, Velasquez, & Donovan, 2013). Group therapy gives them hope to see other people healed. Recovery is an option. Receiving support from those who have experienced what the client is going through can be very helpful. Using a combination of the medical disease model and the spiritual model would be best. The medical disease model states that “addiction is a unitary, primary, progressive condition over which affected individuals have no control” (Jenkins & Finner-Williams, 2013). Using the medical disease model, providers would support the use of AA and the help of other medical professionals… at the heart of the paper… alcohol use disorders. The Lancet, 373(9662), 492-501. http://dx.doi.org/complicateSher, K. J., Grekin, E. R., & Williams, N. A. (2005). The development of alcohol use disorders. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology 1, 493-523. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/docview/213128671Simon, J., Patel, A., & Sleed, M. (2005, August). The costs of alcoholism. Journal of Mental Health, 14(4), 321-330. Retrieved from http://rx9vh3hy4r.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev :mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The+costs+of+alcoholism&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Mental+Health&rft.au=Simon%2C+Judit&rft.date=2005&rft.issn=0963-8237&rft.eissn=1360 -0567&rft.spage=321&rft.externalDBID=DRUG&rft.externalDocID=olism_60847_DRUG¶mdict=it-IT