Apropos of yet another bad-news late-night phone call, I'm wondering what can be done for somebody who's not addicted to drugs at all, but, once every month or two, will get drunk beyond the point of reason (the drinking falls under the category of "problem" and "impossible to solve" and "low priority in light of the drugs") and disappear on a cocaine/crack bender for 12-48hours.
He comes home minus hundreds of dollars, a mess emotionally and physically, and hangs out with the worst sorts of people in the worst sorts of places when he's gone. Relationships and finances are suffering, never mind health.
He was arrested during one of these benders a little while back; his court problems are still pending, and I'm amazed that he's done it again while in so much trouble. This isn't a complete screw-up; this is a well-educated fellow with a good career (and employers that might frown on this if they found out).
He's been 'getting away' with it for _years_. But...
2006-12-16
20:43:21
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