> Consider putting him on unpaid leave and sending him to some rehab center.
This is the most reasonable response I've seen so far.
And if the person in question happens to read this, or someone is in a similar situation regarding drinking, please know that there are other ways to quit other than AA. AA seems to work great for some people, but not for others, no matter how hard they try. By all means try AA, but if it doesn't work for you, know that there are alternatives.
By way of alternatives, there is Rational Recovery, SMART Recovery, the former of which I've had success with. For spiritual/religious people, there is church. I even know a former extremely hardcore alcoholic (used to drink with her) with a secondary opiate addiction who enrolled in a methadone maintenance program and hasn't had a drink since she started the program some 10 years ago.
(I would advise anyone who has decided they have a drinking problem to avoid any type of "moderation management" program. Just my personal opinion, but the only way I've seen people I would consider to be actual alcoholics succeed is through complete abstinence.)
It's hard, but it can be done. Just keep trying different options.
This is the most reasonable response I've seen so far.
And if the person in question happens to read this, or someone is in a similar situation regarding drinking, please know that there are other ways to quit other than AA. AA seems to work great for some people, but not for others, no matter how hard they try. By all means try AA, but if it doesn't work for you, know that there are alternatives.
By way of alternatives, there is Rational Recovery, SMART Recovery, the former of which I've had success with. For spiritual/religious people, there is church. I even know a former extremely hardcore alcoholic (used to drink with her) with a secondary opiate addiction who enrolled in a methadone maintenance program and hasn't had a drink since she started the program some 10 years ago.
(I would advise anyone who has decided they have a drinking problem to avoid any type of "moderation management" program. Just my personal opinion, but the only way I've seen people I would consider to be actual alcoholics succeed is through complete abstinence.)
It's hard, but it can be done. Just keep trying different options.