Always trust the thinking of someone who is sober and clean a long time and is giving of his or her time.
When in solid recovery mode my first year, I found an amazing revelation. I did not have to go back to that HELL ON EARTH no matter what. That’s not luck. That’s GOD!
The family is the motivator. The secret to successful addiction recovery is to motivate the addict/alcoholic to desire help.
The family is the best source of leverage for motivating an addict alcoholic to treatment. What is more unmanageable than breaking your loved one’s heart?