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[quote=Anonymous]In addition to an addiction, it is quite possible your brother has a mental illness that likely wasn't addressed when he was young. Guys whose mental health issues were ignored often turned to substances to self medicate. It sounds like he has struggled with addiction since his teen years. He may also have experienced something traumatic and used substances to cope. Stealing and lying related to drug use is different from being a bad person. That behavior is part of an addiction as the need to use means people do unethical, or illegal things to feed the need. If they could just choose to not use, then they wouldn't be an addict. I don't see anything to gain by trying to punish your brother for his addiction. You are punishing your kids as well. have you been to al anon? You might find it helpful to talk to others with family members who are addicts.[/quote]
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