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I hope he is sincere about rehab, you will get upbeat phone calls telling you how great things are going inside & they will be. The truth will be found out when he is on his own in the world. If he hangs with the same friends, frequents the same places then it will never work. It sounds like he hit bottom but everyone's bottom is different. I lost everything, house, wife, great job, even my car and served nine months of a two year sentence due to booze influenced decisions. I did rehab, felt good about myself and thought moving would help..wrong, I met my new party playmates at the local AA meeting. One more year of drinking, two DUI's and I finally had it. That ended 22 years ago & I have not had a drink since. I am a certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor, worked in the field for a short time but realized that it was for my own benefit. I hate to go against what MsChevious1 told you but I am dead set against Ala-non, it may give you a little insight as to whats going on with your brother in the beginning but too long hanging around there & you become a non-voluntary co-dependent.
I wish your brother the best, he can come back from
this...if he wants to.






That's absolutely right, addicts become very clever, do what is expected and they are still carried, the info, the rules and program are good but he still needs to do them, the real world is always an issue, the drinking is only a symptom, he has to change something about himself,find his place, his peace. Good luck to him.... sincerely '

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