He got himself into this

I was busy helping someone else.  B got 6 dui's, actually 7 but they gave him one free get out of dui card. He used to be a high school teacher. He was an average person in most respects. He drank at night after work was done. Then little by little his drinking increased. He started drinking until he passed out. He still made it to work every day. Then something happened. He lost his job. He was mad. He started to drink to forget his resentments. Again his drinking increased. He still did not think it was a problem after the second driving under the influence. The penalties were substantial both monetarily and for the loss of his license. But he worked by driving to other peoples homes  and so he drove with a suspended license. That scared him but not enough to make him quit driving. He got DUI 4 and 5 and just decided the penalties were too great so he continued to drive. By this time he knew. He knew the horrible truth about himself, he was an alcoholic. He tried to not drink but just could not do it on his own. Then the awful day came that he drank during the day and drank to stop the shakes. When he got DUI #5 he got out of jail and went to the liquor store. Then he rented a car since his was totaled. On the way home he hit another car and walked home before the cops got there. He couldn't remember where he left the rental car and friends drove him around looking for it. Then the cops came to his door. They found out who rented the car. They took him straight to jail, then to prison for a couple of years. When he got out he was broke, homeless and bought two beers to see if it would make him feel better. That is when they brought him to my house. He was cold from sleeping outside. I gave him a place to sleep for a week until the half way house could accommodate him. Today he has 24 days of sobriety. For him that 24 days is a record length of time without a drink. I don't know if he will stay sober. I took him to some Alcoholics Anonymous meetings but he says he has a problem with the Higher Power thing. He is simply insane when it comes to alcohol. I wish I could give him a year of my own sobriety for then he might have a chance. But I can't do that. He has to start all over and now he is a convict with a felony on his record who is on parole. The only thing I know about him is that if he starts drinking again he will return to prison. They don't do any rehab in prison, they will just warehouse him and keep him from doing any more damage by driving around drunk. I don't know if alcoholism is a disease or not, but what I do know is that once succoming to this malady known as alcoholism, the chance to return to normal drinking just does not exist. I am very grateful for my own sobriety. God please help B to stay sober today, one day at a time.