Tragic Addict
Dear Doug:
Do you have any suggestions on how to help a long-term alcoholic (started age 12, is now 38). He is the father of my 4-year-old grand-daughter and currently in rehab for the 10th time. My daughter is not married to him. He doesn't see my grandchildren.
--Lupe
Dear Lupe,
My heart goes out to you, Lupe. Some cases, especially of multiple drug addiction, are surprisingly tragic for the afflicted person at a young age. OTOH, ten times in rehab is not the record before sobriety somehow came about.
Do anything you can to coerce abstinence and insure there are no more enablers left in the addict's life. Unfortunately, government acts as enabler of last resort, but do what you can. Miracles happen.
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