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[quote=Anonymous]Some of the home breathalyzers seem pretty accurate according to online reviews. If you can afford it and he wants it, tell him you have no objection to him getting it. If he wants to report his successes, fine too. But as PP’s have observed, it would be a very bad idea for you to start feeling like you’re responsible for his sobriety. Many people seem to find Al Anon helpful as the spouse of an alcoholic, but it seems also to depend on the meetings they find.

As for your husband, your story calls to mind the question:  Three frogs were on a log.  One decided to jump off. How many frogs stayed on the log?  Answer:  all of them, because thinking about taking action is not the same as actually taking action.

“Quitting for a year” is a laudable goal, and some people manage it, even on their own. More people find one or another group helpful. There is nothing like the company of people on the same journey. AA is readily available, accessible on Zoom, and free unless the person decides to donate a dollar or two. Other approaches seem perhaps harder to find, but the point is to do something instead of just making promises to self and others that the person really isn’t capable of carrying out.

Good luck to you both. People don’t have to stay stuck and have their lives ruined by alcohol. [/quote]

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