Hank wrote:

> We're in an era of wonderful technologies and medical
> advances. I carry a cellphone that takes pictures and
> plays music, and calls anyone in the world. My best
> friend had a 4-way bypass and went on a cruise two weeks
> later. My hybrid car gets 44 miles per gallon. Statins
> have deflected a high percentage of all heart attacks
> and strokes. We can fly nonstop to the other side of the
> planet, in comfort and safety.
>
> Why is it, then, that alcohol addiction still destroys
> so many lives?
>
> I hoped that visiting this forum would trigger some
> serious help: "A lot of people take XXXXXXX, and that
> solves the problem." This is a world of pill solutions,
> so isn't there one for my wife?
>
> She isn't violent or abusive, she just gets drunk every
> night in the wee hours. Her "day personality" hasn't
> changed. Surely other husbands have encountered the same
> situation and found a solution that goes beyond "Learn
> to live with it."

Try Googoling under "Drugs To Treat Alcoholism". One such drug is
"Anibuse", which makes people throw up if they drink! That would stop
her in a hurry!