Valeria - I posted a couple of days ago, asking about you. Sorry about the way things turned out. I did wonder back in January if he was finally emerging. If you read Hopefloats latest thread you will get an insight into what happens, at least to some, if and when they hit bottom.
The sad thing is that when they do appear to hit bottom, and want to start rebuilding their lives, so many LBS have moved on. I wonder if the Jim Conway stat about so many of them wanting to come home is correct, but it is the LBS who no longer wants it.