Rebecca Ashton

How Do I Help My Brother Quit Drinking?

My brother and his wife had their first child born two weeks ago. My brother is a big partier and a fun guy who makes a lot of money doing sound and light for clubs and shows. Because of his job it is normal to have drinks around so I did not realize that things were so bad even though he usually had a beer around whenever I saw him at work. What was eye opening was that when his wife was in labor I know he was sneaking out into the bathroom and drinking. When I called him on this he said he was celebrating and that I shouldn’t get weird about it. I had not spent time a lot of time with him in the last couple of years and even though he was really hiding his drinking from me after I brought it up I could smell it on him all the time. He is an alcoholic I can see this plainly. The question is, with an infant baby in the house and he is the family bread winner should he go to rehab now? I want him to get help but I do not know what to suggest.