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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am sorry you are going through this!

If he can commit to sobriety, would he consider going on the waitlist for liver transplant? Have any of his providers mentioned this as an option[/quote]

Yes, many many times. He can’t commit to sobriety is the problem. He pretends to be in recovery but always manages to drink between meetings, between breathalyzer and urine tests. He lies about it constantly. It’s wild the lengths he’ll go to to keep drinking. He doesn’t even appear drunk. I think he feels like he needs the booze to feel “normal”. After his first outpatient rehab, he drank for over a year in secret and I had no idea. Never once saw a bottle or smelled it or anything. I thought he was in recovery. Then he ended up in the hospital… [/quote]

Has he had a complete psych exam and treatment? What you describe is classic bipolar behavior. Until underlying mental illness is treated, rehab won't stick. The drinking is partly self medicating. He needs a good psychiatrist and a stint inpatient being treated by people who understand both disorders.

https://alcorehab.org/the-effects-of-alcohol/bipolar-disorder-and-alcohol-abuse/

Where has he been living? What are the costs associated with that? Is he still being paid while not working? 
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This is active alcoholic behavior. Unless husband wants to stop drinking, he won't.[/quote]

It's likely both. The spending is classic bipolar. Until and unless underlying mental illnesses are treated, rehab will not work. The impulsivity needs to be addressed. They are often co-morbid, educate yourself. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8021702/

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