Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : Sorry for the novel. I posted this last week in another subreddit but now theres been an update and I am lost with what to do. 

My friend, Michael has always has bad habbits and a need to fit in/"be cool". He's extremely image conscious, has zero self awareness, and a fragile ego. We have a similar hobby and he constantly puts other people down to give himself affirmation and constantly talks about howngreat he is. Confidence is great, but humility is needed. He is insecure and egotistical and I think his feelings are hurt that I always pursue the hobby seperatly. 

A couple of years ago we started to work together and things have been getting infuriating for me. Mike is the coworker who always talks about how vital he is to the business, but doesn't do nearly as much as he says. He got involved with a married co-worker. It's been going on a while now. They are on again, off again (depending on her), and he has zero self respect or self awareness. He doesn't know what a healthy relationship is. He allows it to happen and thrives on it. I blame him for not transferring or at least having any willpower considering how long its been and how far this has went. He has gotten extremely depressed over this and I have told him ad nausea he has to stop and why. I'm sick of it, and I also worry about it becoming an HR nightmare (god forbid they get me involved). 

Hes an alcoholic. I always suspected it was an issue, but that also exploded this past year. He was admitted to the hospital for pancreatitis. He was in there for a while and missed a lot of work. It was apparently due to a genetic issue, but I'm sure the alcohol doesn't help. He lives at home. At the hospital I spoke to his family. They told me they were close to kicking him out before he had health issues because of the drinking. We live in an expensive part of Cali. I cannot and will not shelter him. No idea what he would do in that case. His parents care about him, but apparently didnt know what to do and it sounds like some sort of ultimatum was given.

His health problems didnt change anything. He wanted to drink once after and I flat out told him not to in front of me. He tries to hide it, but I see. This past week he stayed over and brought a huge duffle bag. He was coughing and swearing at night and was a total mess in the morning. I shouldnt have done it but I went through his duffel bag that day and I found another vodka bottle. He drives me nuts, and Ive been limiting my one on one time with him. He doesn't really have any other close friends, and I feel guilt over that. 

I just heard he spent this weekend in the hospital again because his pancreas flared up again. He didnt tell me until after the fact which I find weird. While it does seem this can just happen because of his condition, it also seems like alcohol increases the chance by a great deal. 

Should I talk to him in person or just go to his parents? 