LogFAQs > #956568425

A few months ago, I made a topic about my best friend of over 20 years being an alcoholic. I got some good input and advice from this board, much of which I appreciate.

That said, he wasn't destructive or anything so I didn't have it in me to say something about it to him at the time. We're both on the wrong side of 25 and I didn't want to come across as being a third parent or anything.

Flash forward to now. He was passed out earlier and I sort of woke him up and just talked to him about general things a bit. He asked for my keys and I told him he was drunk and that he's not getting in my car. He wasn't all there, so of course he denied a bit, but that's pretty much where it ended. He didn't go anywhere, things were cool and I went to the other end of the house.

A few hours later, my Dad came home and I didn't feel it was necessary to tell him that my friend was drunk, because I thought it was obvious. Apparently not. He took my Dad's truck to the 7/11 around the corner and came back and destroyed a section of one of our walls pretty badly.

The good news is that no one was hurt either during the trip to and from the store or when the truck hit the house. That said, my parents are obviously and rightfully livid.

But personally, I'm worried as shit about him. I have no idea what his headspace is like half the time and I'm just praying that he doesn't hurt himself over this. I know he feels like garbage and I know he has every intention to make it right.

TL;DR
My friend has a drink problem. I should've said something ages ago and didn't. Things took a relatively bad turn(all things considered), and now I'm freakin' stressed out.

Anyways, I just wanted to vent and get this off my chest. I'm sorry for not following any of your guys' advice about approaching him months ago, and I really do want everyone to know I appreciate all of their input. And thank you for taking the time to read all of this if you did.

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