were in when you posted. *** Hey guys my mum is an alcoholic as well. sometimes it seems that words of encouragement do nothing to change an alcholic persons ways and that actions have to be taken. Anyways- i dont know what the laws are in your state but in Massachusetts they have something called a section 35 in which "Any police officer, physician, spouse, blood relative, guardian or court official may petition in writing any district court or any division of the juvenile court department for an order of commitment of a person whom he has reason to believe is an alcoholic or substance abuser" ---basically this sends a person into a maximum 30 days detox with no ability of them to leave! also they'd be encouraged for further treatment upon leaving! here the Massachusetts link mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/123-35.htm hopefully if you guys do some searching you might find something similar in your state! wow and for some reason i always thought i was the only teen out there who was in that situation. well, my situation is a bit different.. which doesn't make it any better! my mother is also and alcoholic BUT she is a single mother which makes it that much harder on us (me and my siblings). it's very hard for me as i dont have anyone to talk to and i have to be strong because i do not EVER want my life to be anything like hers. she constantly says negative things to me and