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Old 10-15-2007, 02:47 PM   #5 (permalink)
QU31
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I am sorry you are going through all of this...it's so hard...Having someone involuntarily committed (at least for 96 hours if she is a danger to herself or others) is pretty easy. I've done it and all you have to do is sign an affidavit. They don't require proof, just a statement. And then they can keep her longer and perhaps get her on meds and stabilized for the bipolar.

However, if they let her out after that and she wants to keep drinking, there is probably not a whole lot you can do. If she truly wants to drink herself to death, she probably will.

She could try Antabuse, but someone would have to make sure she takes it.
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