The Bible Speaks to You January 14, 1967 Issue

[The above is an abbreviated, postproduction text of the program released for broadcast the week of January 6–12 in the radio series, "The Bible Speaks to You." Heard internationally over approximately 1,000 stations, the weekly programs are prepared and produced by the Christian Science Committee on Publication, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.]

RADIO PROGRAM NO. 249 - Getting at the Root of Problem Drinking

Announcer: Much humanitarian effort is being made today to help the problem drinker. Yet many people wonder if it's really possible for someone who has become a problem drinker to be genuinely free of the desire for alcohol, or if the best he can hope for is to gain the willpower to be able to stay away from it.

Questioner: It's generally held that if someone has become an alcoholic, the problem can be arrested but never actually overcome. What's your view on this?

Speaker: There is ample evidence today that alcoholism can be completely overcome and eliminated from people's experience. But the drinking is only part of the problem. This is a big subject, and I think we should deal with just one aspect of it, that is, the deep need of regaining an individual's own sense of worth.

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