The number one enemy of citizens' mental health is alcohol. A person who abuses alcohol becomes a worthless member of society, degrades as a person, destroys his body, and in the most severe cases dies from irreversible forms of damage to the nervous system. Leading a conversation with the reader, the author - researcher and practitioner, psychiatrist - relies on numerous examples, talks about different destinies, carefully looks into the life of the family, especially dwells on the issues of upbringing.