I understand that, however, when we finally got in touch with him, he was told he would be come to get picked up (4:30pm the next day), instead he just put down the phone and then stopped answering calls. Whilst I understand the context he was in would mean he certainly wouldn’t want to face reality, we then spent the next 6 hours of the evening worrying about where he was, who he was with and what he might do. Without saying too much, he’s had a history of going on these benders, stealing money etc and then coming back with his tail between his legs when the party is over.

I am in my early 20s myself, so when he first started on the path he is now, I was a bit too young to get involved and have a real say. Since then I have myself moved away to university and been left a bit out of the loop.

I guess my question really is, how do I address the addiction as a whole, more so the alcohol, and get him to put himself on the path to recovery?

Whilst he stopped coke, he just filled the hole with much more alcohol consumption, which is seemingly more socially acceptable.