Over 13 percent of adults in the United States will experience alcohol abuse or alcoholism at some point in their lives. In addition, more than half of all adults have a history of alcoholism in their families. Alcohol abuse is the number one drug problem in the United States. Alcoholism not only affects the life of the alcohol abuser, but also the lives of their spouses or significant others, their family members, and their children. While many couples struggle to overcome the challenges of alcoholism, it frequently leads to the breakdown of marriages and families.