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Whatever you do, deal with *him*. (which I'm sure you planned to do) The only attempt at an "intervention" I've ever been privy to involved a friend of mine (Z) going to the guy's mentor (R) and telling R that the guy (P) had a drinking problem. Needless to say, P got pissed. Even more pissed considering P was NOT an alcoholic....I'm certainly not saying that this is something you would do, I'm just relating that this was an exceptionally ugly intervention, the aftershocks of which resonated in extreme resentment within a closely-knit group of friends.
Are there any other friends shared between you and Jim? Do they recognize the problem? If he hears this more than once, it may help bring it on home for him.
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