way to help my brother quit drinking?

He should start going to AA meetings. It is really hard battling an addiction alone or with only the help of people that do not have experience. He needs to find a way of coping with his depression, and he should also begin seeing a therapist. He should see what he can get covered with his insurance.

While I don't agree with the theory that alcoholism is a disease, I do think it's an addiction--and to rid oneself of an addiction, one has to want to stop. So you, as a helpful and loving brother, must show him that he doesn't need to drink and help him find a replacement for it, making it easier to stop if he wants to do so.

You don't want to be obvious about the purpose, but maybe try doing more things with him--especially in environments where there is no alcohol. Think about the timing of his drinking; is it usually at clubs, bars, with friends? Or is it alone at home? Home alone is more difficult to conquer.

If its the social thing that does him in, help him see how much fun he can have sober. If it's at home, and if he's acknowledged he has a problem, see if he'll go to a doctor to get those pills that make you sick if you drink. If someone makes him take the pill every day, he'll never want to drink again.

It's a hard, sad, painful thing to watch a loved one go through alcoholism. If he acknowledges he has a problem, he's much closer and probably able to quit drinking than those who don't admit it.

all you can do is try to get him into aa meetings and he should really be in a rehab facility but he has to realize that he does have a problem and its affecting his loved ones and he shouldn't keep hanging around with people that are a bad influence on him. i hope everything works out for u, my uncle is a recovering alcoholic so i know how tough it was on my family so hang in there ok. hes lucky for having a sister like u!

This answer is for YOU !!

There is nothing you can do until HE hits bottom(the realization stage).

What you should do is seek out ALANON local chapters exist every where and are in the phone book or 411. They can give you the literature and moral support for you (and if HE should happen to reach the point on his own, it will lead him to help and support)

if he really wants to quit, then he should go to a rehab center, or at least go to aa, and get a sponsor and he should stop hanging around with his circle of friends. he needs to make new ones, start over new,

Yeah he has to go to rehab...its a simple, well successful way to get people off of stuff.