Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

Re: Involuntary committment for substance abuse

Without knowing what measures that you are already utilziing, it is difficult to answer your question. You probably are already aware that as long as an individual is competent to make their own decisions, they can not be confined against their will. The following is not intended to substitute for the advice of medical and psychiatric intervention and I strongly encourage you to seek guidance from those professionals before you follow any suggestions contained herein: Studies indicate that it is not unusual for addicted individuals to need to make 8 repeated attempts to overcome their addiction, so hang in there. If your son is not working, then he would seem to have no source of income for the purchase of alcohol; hence, you may want to consider not assisting him with obtaining it, and may also want to cut of any access to transportation. If he has been drinking alot every day, then he should be open to going somewhere for medical detoxification in an effort to avoid DT's. Try to make sure that the program selected for detox will address longterm medical and behavioral intervention aimed at preventing relapse.