hello friend, it is disappointing to hear that you her husband is not open to change. Remember you cannot change him, but potentially within intervention with you and your family and the other people that are important to him and describing how much that his behavior is affecting your life and your concern for him, he may be open to addressing this problem. Keep in mind that depression is present and over 90% of alcohol abuse in people and clearly your husband by her description is an alcoholic. Best of luck with this difficult situation.

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Yes you should be worried. Alcohol in any amount is harmful to body. In chronic use it may lead to fatty liver then hepatitis and ultimately cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. It may cause bleeding from food pipe. In mental domains it impairs ability to judge, it may cause clouding of consciousness, increased reaction time, inability to focus and concentrate. Apart from that it increases the criminal behavior and also will cause huge loss of money. I would advise you to talk with him and try to motivate him to quit. A lot of drugs like Alprazolam, Lorazepam etc are given in acute phase of withdrawal. In maintenance phase medicines like Acamprosate can be used as anti craving drug. So please visit a good Psychiatrist.

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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi,MD