>>Nope. He expressed Rehab as a goal and people encouraged him.
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>And if he expressed jumping off a bridge?
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>ok ok, terrible example.
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>Here's my point. He says "this isn't exactly what I want to do (be drunk)", and then society says "here's your options".
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>I don't see how saying "maybe I should do that" as evidence that everyone on this newsgroup should push him into it. Does it matter what kind of program or if its a formal program?
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>You could push him into a cult, for all you know, and pat yourself on the back, and then say, well if he drinks alcohol again, we did everything we can do.

A cult? isn't that against the terms and conditions of this site? :) haha

>Who are actually helping?
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>And is it ethical for a doctor to be suggesting medical treatments they admit no experience with?