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Look in you area for a geriatric psychiatric unit. Call her doctor and work with them to get her admitted. They will help her to detox and address the addiction. Once she recievesTreatment place her into skilled care. Geriatric Addiction is common.this is serious. If you were in my local area I could recommend the exact place to manage her detox and to seek assistance or an intervention. Calling your Department of Aging for advice is an option too.
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I have no answer, but agree with sandwich42plus. I am guessing its a kind of awareness suicide, when drunk she doesn't have to cope with the COPD, it also probably relaxes her breathing, so she isn't fighting for air. Certainly get professional help, for your own sanity
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She needs 24/7 supervision and this is probably a lot more serious than anybody wants to admit.

She needs to be placed in a secure facility that can deal with this kind of problem. You need to build a team with a social worker who can do an assessment and a doctor who can determine what other issues are in play besides drinking. Your mother may be self-medicating her depression or boredom, which is common in elders, and extremely treatable.

Priority one is her safety, and that may mean she needs to be in a different environment for a while, where she does not have access to alcohol or her triggers. A doctor can help you make that happen.
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