Would you want to get to know a guy?

Ever heard the saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. " Well in this case you don't want him to drink, but same principle. Only he can make the decision when to stop drinking. I have no clue why he drinks to get drunk though. I think you get to the point where the hangovers are just too excruciating since they get worse and worse every time you get drunk. Seriously though, this is a flat out addiction to the euphoria feeling he gets, similar to how a pothead is when he smokes up.

Bottom line, his life will go nowhere if he keeps this up since he will blow off friends and family for his addiction. Meaning he can't be trusted and has got to seek counseling on his own accord, sadly after something serious like a drunk driving accident happens probably though since it didn't really bother him when he lost his stuff.

When it's a huge problem. Hmm when he looses a lot of things, maby money or friends. You gotta let him know you care but have a bunch of people in his life friends family or what ever go up to him and be like damn dude when you get drunk some f***ed up shit always happens. You get hurt or you hurt someone else. Well go online and look at alcoholism.

It talks about it. Or type in drug addiction on yahoo.Com. There are sites for alcohol and they talk about if someone has more than 5 drinks on a occasion than they have a drinking problem and need help before it develops worse and he builds up a tolerance. You just gotta get him to realize what's happening and maybe check out those sites with him. But always let him know you care. Good?

I think if he needs anything right now it's a friend like you who sees where things are headed and wants to turn things around. But he probably doesn't realize how serious it is yet. He obviously has a problem that's gotten way out of hand. Be the one who gives a s*** and support/ stand by him. As you can see - he can't make it alone.

Well I would have to agree that he is getting a little old to be getting drunk frequently. Although, I don't think getting drunk one night a week is horrible. I mean, I am 26 and I drink on the weekends, but not necessarily to get wasted.

I do think that he would change when something good happens to him. Being a firefighter is a very respectable job and maybe with that, he will begin to change. He will need to become more responsible at some point in his life, right?

Is this a friend of yours? Maybe you should say something to him, especially if you think he is wasting his life away. A good friend never lets a friend waste away like that. Maybe suggest other things to do on nights when he drinks, things that don't involve alcohol. There has to be a reason he is drinking so much, so maybe you can be the one to help him get out of that. Good luck.