Our HF autistic son is now 22 and is full blown alcohol addiction. He has been at near fatal levels and to the ER 3 times in the past year. He lives in a backyard apartment on our property. He was working full time and saved his money very well and uses that money to buy the alcohol. He does not work now. He is drinking himself to death. Every other night for about 10-12 hours he drinks extremely heavily. It is just awful. Do we, as parents, or when do we, decide enough is enough and use legal force to gain guardianship and force him into a rehab? We just don’t know what to do. He is HF… has a drivers license/vehicle and a job waiting for him if he recovers. He does not drive if drinking….. so only to go buy liquor and back home. Do we force this to try and save him? My husband (his Dad) feels he will kill himself if we do. I say he is going to die if we do not try. He tries to quit. Has 2 therapists, Even started AA, but just cannot stand the cravings. He even took medication to stop the cravings, they did not work on him. Now he is retreating in his apartment and not going anywhere to see anyone. Please give use advice. We are getting to a point of desperation. This is our entire life now.. just waiting and praying. @Danny Raede Please give us your opinion too.

Posted by dansamjen3 at 2025-01-26 19:10:03 UTC