Hi, DeBryan! Wow! You've hit on two subjects which have been very powerful in my own life. My adult son has mental issues, too, and we are going through the same process with him, although he is only 20 and not yet married. If he's drinking a lot along with the pills, the best thing I've seen so far is possibly an in-house support program. We tried a halfway-house, which seemed to do very well at first, except it was poorly run, and I ended up pulling him out because he was sleeping on a wooden slab in a tiny shed with no heat or water, with temps. in the teens. Still, a good program provides stability, regimentation, and compulsive counseling, with the ultimate goal of getting the person back to a normal, working dynamic, and then a regular follow-up monitoring system. I know how your son feels, too, though. I've been chronically ill for seven years, and three times I've gone off all of my meds with the goal of going back to work, with the same results as he has had. I could never maintain for longer than a month or two without the pain disabling me again. Except the problem with me is that I take narcotics, which bars you from most employment these days. I sure hope your son finds his balance, but I understand exactly how you feel, too. My son is close to becoming homeless as well, for the very same reasons. And now he's facing larceny charges for stealing food, too. We have never denied him food. If you would like to chat about your son, or exchange notes of comparison, maybe we both could shed some light on our similar experiences. I am also posting a link to our Bi-Polar Forum below. Good luck with your son!

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum38.html