I'm on my third marriage and we've been married for almost 13 yrs. How can I get my husband to stop drinking, gambling and getting high?

I say this from someone who has been there before. You can NOT get anyone to stop doing anything unless they really want to stop. The best thing you can do is stop enabling his habits and let him hit rock bottom.. if you really want to help him.

There are support groups for spouses and families of people who are alcoholics and/or on drugs and/or gamble. He has compulsive addictions, and that usually means one bad habit, leads to another. Leave him, better to be alone than miserable and it might make him wake up once he hits the bottom, I know personally.

na.org/ problemgamblingguide.com/ You are more than likely a co-dependent... you can read all about that at this site -quote- Codependent individuals tend to base their actions and feelings on the needs of the alcoholic, often failing to meet their own needs or serve their best interest. --end quote-- projectknow.com/alcohol-treatment/suppor....

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