1) The series of events that finally led me to truely WANT sobriety and a chance at a better life was:
- The prospect of dying, giving up all that I cared about, losing my family.
- how this came to be was that I had been sober for 3 years, fell off the wagon, went into a pit of despair and misery for 4 1/2 months, wife kicked me out of my house and would not let me see our children, had a few days where I thought I was going insane, literally felt as if I was and had 2 choices: either continue to drink to drown my misery and DIE (either sooner or later) OR choose to get sober, get help, find a spiritual solution and LIVE.
2) re the two week program: I do believe that the program will help him, IF he is ready to receive what they have to offer - a new chance at life. If he is still shut out and not ready to surrender, he's probably going to continue his ways.
Its' just your choice to make whether or not you want to continue to subject you (and hopefully no kids) to the treatment and dis-respect you've been receiving.
Take care