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Thanks for your concern. jacquesm's comment did make me pause and think, but I tend to not get carried away when thinking about taking responsibility. I have seen my dad take respo…

Yes, as I mentioned in my post, I do realize that. My intention of posting here is to find out what kind of specialist help others may have gotten. I'm sorry about the irrelevance …

Thanks, those are some thoughtful points. Is this the book you recommend? - http://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-Addiction-Recovery-Stanton...

Do you have more brothers? If you do can they be of assistance somehow? Does your brother look up to you, see you as a role model? Does he have good friends? I don't have more brot…

You're spot on there. He's a lawyer. In fact, he applied for a masters degree here and got into a couple of decent universities. But we were scared that his drinking would go compl…

I have thought of doing that, but given that he seemed to be recovering recently and also just started working, I put it off. Also, I'm not sure how much a short visit would help. …

I can try and visit him more often, but I've just started a startup. Perhaps it's time to revise my priorities. Have you considered that he's drinking because it brings out the bro…

Hi, I'm a regular here, posting under a throwaway account. My younger brother (23 years old) seems to be addicted to alcohol. He may also be suffering from depression. His problems…