What should a spouse do if her husband is in treatment for alcohol?

Question by Connie: What should a spouse do if her husband is in treatment for alcohol?
My husband is recovering from alcohol abuse.. and I wanted to know what the steps were as a spouse to help him in this process?
I know some of the steps would be to be supportive, and not drink, and get rid of all the alcohol in the house, but what else could I do? If someone knew of a website with more information on this, that would be very helpful.
He is not an addict, as stated by the person that evaluated him. He doesn’t have withdrawal symptoms when he stops drinking and he is not dependent upon it meaning he has to have it to get through the day to function. He uses it to cover up his depression. I wasn’t asking for Al-Anon, I was asking if there were steps I should take, such as additional steps to what I said above.

Best answer:

Answer by Anne D
Stand up by him and tell him everything is going to be fine and never tell him what he did is wrong even tho we all know it is as when ppl hear that all the time they freak out and do it again .. tell him that u will always be there for him and will be pationt .. no need for any webside or anything as you know deep inside what ur husdand needs , if you know that he is ready to fix it be supportive as you said and show that this is not a big deal and everything will be fine.. websides dont know your husband more than you do.. stick by him and show him that u care and its the best thing for you and him.. he will never forget that and will always be thankful to you as well.. and never give up.. oh and have him drink lots of water for now while hes giving it up as he needs it for his body to recover its better than any other medicine. AND ..pray.. God is always there to look after his children 🙂

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