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What can i do if my alcoholic bf won't stop drinking while i'm trying to adapt to a healthier lifestyle. help?

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See details: This is a lost cause if he will not change. In nothing you and his family can say or do to change his habits, then you need to move on. There is nothing worse than living with an addict and hoping he will magically change.

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Answered 7/26/2018

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