Nick, if you are reading this get the fuck off the internet and dry out for a couple of weeks. Take up running and go the gym.
Watching what was once a slow decline suddenly ramp up isn’t fun anymore.
Couple of weeks doesn’t even begin to fix it. The guy needs six months to get off the booze, coke and stimulants. And then another six months to try and fix his narcissism, ODD and need for degenerate thrills.
All that is theoretical though, because there are two kinds of addicts.
The ones you can help, some of whom actually make it and become productive citizens.
And the ones you can’t help because they know better, are miles deep in denial. And in some cases just love the drink/drugs more than anything else.
Nick is the latter kind. Anyone who doesn’t enable him is either jealous, trying to duck it up for him, aren’t as smart as Nick, got their own problems, are moral busybodies, etc. etc. etc.
For every well meaning former friend who tried to get him good advice, Nick had a defense.
I guarantee it.
BTW: If Nicks kids are reading this, you can’t help him, but you can help yourselves. Change your last name so future employers, girlfriends, etc, don’t see this and go: “That your dad?!” With an expression of horror.