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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 706096" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Is he 18 or older?</p><p></p><p>Binge drinking is one form of alcoholism. Alcoholism means you can not just drink one or two beers and stop. It means you must drink until you almost pass out. Not all alcoholics drink all the time but they never stop before getting very drunk whenever they do. It is dangerous. He should not drink. He has no control over it.</p><p></p><p>On the flip side if he is 18 or older you can't stop him from anything. Does he live in your house?</p><p></p><p>He will not be able to benefit from therapy for possible other issues until he is off alcohol and drugs. So since right now he doesn't want to quit, I suggest praying a lot if you have a higher power. He will help himself when he decides to. In the meantime never give him any money or a car. The money, no matter what he says it is for, will be used for purchasing substances. Not food. Not medicine. Not anything else.</p><p></p><p> And if you let him drive, he and others may lose their lives. He needs to stay off the road unless he is sober. This is common sense. Don't let him drive even his own car if he lives in your house. It is in my opinion unethical to allow it.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry you have to go through this. Take care of YOU. You matter as much as he does. We forget that we matter too sometimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 706096, member: 1550"] Is he 18 or older? Binge drinking is one form of alcoholism. Alcoholism means you can not just drink one or two beers and stop. It means you must drink until you almost pass out. Not all alcoholics drink all the time but they never stop before getting very drunk whenever they do. It is dangerous. He should not drink. He has no control over it. On the flip side if he is 18 or older you can't stop him from anything. Does he live in your house? He will not be able to benefit from therapy for possible other issues until he is off alcohol and drugs. So since right now he doesn't want to quit, I suggest praying a lot if you have a higher power. He will help himself when he decides to. In the meantime never give him any money or a car. The money, no matter what he says it is for, will be used for purchasing substances. Not food. Not medicine. Not anything else. And if you let him drive, he and others may lose their lives. He needs to stay off the road unless he is sober. This is common sense. Don't let him drive even his own car if he lives in your house. It is in my opinion unethical to allow it. I am sorry you have to go through this. Take care of YOU. You matter as much as he does. We forget that we matter too sometimes. [/QUOTE]
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