brian, I too, have had a family member who at one time had a problem. They finally went to residential rehab for five weeks to “dry up.” The trick is to stay “dried up” long after release. That’s the hard part, until the day you die.
Fortunately, I’ve never wanted to drink anything 100 proof, just wine. I don’t even like beer. And my wine is 2-3 parts soda water to one part wine. But if you drink enough wine cooler for enough hours w/o food, you can still get a buzz. I don’t pass out or get hung over. I have never let it control my life. And when I’m on a trip seeing family for up to 3 weeks, I stay in their homes and none of them drink. So I don’t either.
If a person can stop at any time, I don’t feel there’s a problem. But I DO feel there is a fine line to tread if the person has an alcohol-addicted member of their family. I believe a propensity to be addicted to alcohol is hereditary.
