Originally Posted by Lewis73

It is interesting what she will do.

I hear from the 13 year old that she drinks in semi-secret (so keeps the can hidden from the younger ones)......it must be quite scary for her to realize that it is something she just can't stop...and there's not much else she can do to alter her life to help.

By which I mean she used to say "I'll stop when we split" - so she had a change to look towards that would be her springboard to success.

She hasnt that anymore....any change has to come from her, not her environment.