Originally Posted by
ownedbypugs 
I wish this would make a difference, but, I don't think it will. I think if anything he will use it for an excuse to drink.
It most certainly will make a difference--to you and to your family. You should know by now that you can't do anything about your son's drinking. That's on him. He has to want to quit. Could this be a tipping point? One can only hope.