Q. How to handle an alcoholic person?

Hi doctor,

This is query is about my brother-in-law, who is 38 year old now. He got married before seven years and has a child aged 6 years. He is working in a reputed company. He drinks a lot. Over the last few months, especially last fortnight onward he kept on threatening my sister that he will go away from home. This will be his last day in the life and he will end his life. He is repeating the same thing since yesterday. He does not listen to anybody and keep on fighting for small issues repeatedly and also blames my sister for every small thing. He is not ready to go to any marriage counselor or doctor because of some trust issue. He is behaving very abnormally. I do not know how to handle him. Please suggest.

Hi doctor,

Though he had been drinking for many years he was fine only. Since eight months the frequency has increased. He is eating less. Yesterday, he kept on drinking without food. He keeps on blaming others for everything to my sister or others. He himself will starve and start claiming for himself. He speaks a lot, sometimes the whole night. He claims that he is always right and the fault is with another person. Behavior changes frequently. With friends, he is fine and goes to the office well. He will keep texting from office and also appears suspicious. He sleeps very less and has lost a lot of weight. He has started smoking a lot and talks irrational as well as some stuff without any logic. Kindly guide.