Originally Posted by
MayaandMe 
What are you imagining the outcome of the intervention as being?
My hope is that he accepts treatment and gets medical care.
What do you imagine happening if there is no intervention?
My fear is that he will either A) Die B) Kill someone in a car accident and end up in jail or C) Get in a car accident and severly injure himself.
Both abused alcohol as a way of self medicating and the roots of the alcoholism were indeed psychological.
Alcohol abuse is different than alcohol addiction. Someone can abuse alcohol for psychological purposes. But alcohol addiction is a genetic disease. This has been proven by dozens of scientific studies. I do not wish to offend you or in any way discount your feelings, but the facts are there. You can read the studies for yourself as they are widely published in medical and scientific journals.
I hope that your friend listens and takes the offering of help. He or she is lucky to have someone who cares so much.
I appreciate your concern and your sincere regards. I hope it all works out. I will pray.