URGENT. Alcoholism Treatment Programs?

Question by Caroline: URGENT. Alcoholism Treatment Programs?
My dad has a really serious problem. He’s always liked a drink but it was never serious until three or four years ago when he began to drink heavily. In the last two years he lost his license, his job and has recently had a few seizures and cardiac issues that have been caused by his drinking.

He’s tried to stop drinking on his own and did for a while but is now drinking again worse than ever. He gets up at 2am and starts drinking and then drinks all day and goes to bed around 4pm.

He needs help whether he wants to believe it or not. I need a program that is NOT Alcoholics Anonymous. AA is too focused on religion and is too ‘touchy-feely’, he will not respond to it. He himself has extensive counselor training, so he feels that he knows all about it and it will not help him. He’s too arrogant to respond to it.

Does anyone know of a program that is really down-to-earth, these are the facts, this is what will happen to you if you dont stop, kind of thing?

Alternatively, is there a place where he can be made to dry out, kind of ‘commited’ if you will, where he cant leave until he’s sober?

Thanks in advance.

Best answer:

Answer by Mpita
So take all that I say, with the knowledge I was married for a short time to an alchoholic, have a father that is a raging one right now and a sister who is dealing with alcohol and RX drugs.

You can’t get your dad into anything unless he wants to. He may get himself into trouble while drunk, he’ll get thrown in the slammer till he sobers up and then be released. He will only be put on a 5150 (a mental status 72 hour hold) if he is threatening to hurt himself.

Begging, pleading, talking etc. will do no good to some who take alcohol above all else. THEY have to hit rock bottom, WE can’t help them do it. We have to stand by and watch.

That being said, YOU can get yourself help. Call Al-Anon or a local treatment facility and find out what they suggest for you to pursue, because we as children of alcoholics loose a lot too, we loose a parent in the process. I don’t see getting my Dad back, thank goodness I don’t live nearby to see him or my sister run themselves into the ground!

Answer by Serial Stunter
I think the place your talking about is re-hab. Not really sure about the price but anything is worth it if it gets him off the bottle. I have a problem with it myself so I know what he’s going through and I also know AA isn’t the place for me 12 steps???? It’s one step “quit drinking” ,very very difficult to do tho “/

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