MLE,
On finding the alcohol, it does not work. I used to look for bottles. The more I found, the more there were. Then they started winding up in places I would normally never look, as he got better at hiding them. At any time, there could be 3-4 bottles of booze in my house and I have no idea where they are. He never has just one bottle, he has several. It's like a game to him. That's why people are telling you it won't work. In fact, if anything, it could keep her so consumed with hiding it, that she's not paying attention to WHY you want her to quit. And you could spend so much time hunting for it. It's just not worth it. It just won't work.