new experience for me because i wanted to be there and i wanted help. do not try and force treatment on someone, simply offer to take them to treatment. if they’re not interested, then it makes no sense to press them further, because they are not ready. even if you can somehow manipulate them into it, you are wasting your time. not ready means not ready and this has never been more true than when it comes to quitting drinking. the best anyone can do is to be prepared to get them into treatment when the moment is right. have a plan, make some calls, see what is available. then 