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My sister is married to an Alcoholic who is refusing treatement? What should she do>? She loves him//?

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My sister is married to an Alcoholic who is refusing treatement? What should she do>? She loves him//?

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Read the book "Co-Dependant No More" by Melodie Beattie.

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She should go to alanon meetings. Leave some information about alcoholism around. Have an intervention with friends and relatives of the alcoholic and keep on loving him.
married to an alcoholic
I agree with the first answerer, however, also suggests she check out www.hufa.org. If his need for alcohol is due to a need for blood sugar due to hypoglycemia (which might be the cause), she may be able to fix meals and snacks that help that part of the problem.

Of course, he has to be willing to eat what she prepares - before drinkiing.
dad is an alcoholic and my mom stayed with him cause she could "change him"...i agree with the interventions, that might work depending of his personality, the interventions shouldnt look like they are ganging up agains him you know....or she can confront him and he can go to a detox center. Good luck!
Been there and I am deeply sorry for her....as tough as this may sound, she needs to make sure she is not enabling his behavior...just allowing him to refuse treatment is a form of enabling. Enlist family members in an intervention. Call you family doctor... Get in touch with a rehab facility and get details....unfortunately she can intervene, but no one can force an alcoholic to get help unless they really want to. Keep loving him yes, but don't love him "to death", and by all means, do allow her to let her life go down the drain because of his alcoholic behavior. Good luck to you both
I was married to a man that was an Alcoholic and wouldn't get help.My 3 children had to set and watch him beat me so bad that I would end up at the hospital.After 11 years my love for him turned to hate after I finally saw what he had done to my children's nerves. It sure wasn't worth it. She needs to get out of that situation before it gets to bad because 9 times out of 10, it won't get any better. I wish her the best.