How to make my husband stop drinking alcohol?

Based on what is generally known about people thought to be drinking more than they should, I don't think there is any way for you to stop him. He, himself, has to be the one to want to stop.\

One question you need to have the answer to first is whether or not he's an alcoholic and someone who would have trouble eliminating some or all of the drinks; or whether he's not an alcoholic and is just drinking more than is healthy (or even more than you believe is healthy).

If he's an alcoholic he needs to get help from someone who deals with alcoholism. If he's not, and he just drinks more than he should (or more than you think he should), I don't think you can do much than look online for information about possible detrimental health (and other) effects of alcohol, print it out, and ask him to read it.

Another question to consider is what I've mentioned above: Does he really drink so much that there may be a serious concern for the health effects, or are you someone who doesn't like alcohol at all and who wishes he would stop drinking altogether?

I'm sorry if this isn't much of an answer, and there's no doubt that people are generally better off not drinking (although wine has been shown to sometimes be beneficial in preventing some potential heart problems in men), but there is no simple answer to this question, which just has too many variables to answer adequately.

Tell him that you'll leave him if he does not stop and keep your word if he does not.

Forget about making anyone quit anything. Whether it be drinking alcohol or mowing the lawn. You can control your behavior, period. If you expect to make anyone do anything your in for a long, frustrating life. I've tried to control other people only to find out I can only control my own behavior.

You can tell your husband he can either stop drinking or pack his bags. However, if you tell him to stop or pack, make sure it's not a bluff. If it is a bluff, all the alcoholics or heavy drinkers I know will blow you off.

If your husband's drinking is causing serious life problems, he is an alcoholic. What you can do is go to AlAnon. You can not cure him. You didn't cause it, can't control nor cure it.

I wish you the best.