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Originally Posted by
Biscotti 
He is mid 30's.
...I know some will say it is his own choice; however, last night my oldest brother drove him down 125 mile drive to drop him off at my house because he couldn't handle it anymore. Noone else in my family knows (to my knowledge)....it is way more than just drinking, my parents are oblivious as my mom is very orthodox christian and doesn't know what getting drunk is like....
You can help by trying to be as rational and emotionally detached as possible if you want to preserve yourself...
It is extremely difficult to help a loved one without losing yourself..
He must be the one who initiate his recovery because without personal involvement any therapy will be useless..
Helping people on drugs is a very difficult exercise because we do not really understand the mechanisms of hard drugs addiction...
I wish you all the best and do not forget to protect yourself emotionally and even sadly enough financially..