Ibuprofen abuse

[Corksil]

Hello all. This is going to be an odd sounding post...

Recently a family member hurt his back as the result of a construction accident (heavy lifting or something normal.) He got a prescription for 30 vicodins, and instead of sticking to the prescribed dose and interval, he abused them and ate them at the end of the day with alcohol for the opiate buzz. He quickly ran out after a few nights, and instead of looking for the doctor to get more, he went to costco and bought a big bottle of Advil (like 500pills.) As far as SWIM knows, he ate all of them (and definitely abused them.) It's odd because SWIM knows a bit about drugs, and has never heard of OTC pain med abuse... Eating Advil excessively to get high? Didn't know it could be done, or anyone was stupid enough.

The Advils ran out, so the person went back to costco and bought two 500pill bottles of Ibuprofen tablets 200mg. SWIM has been watching the bottle, and as far as SWIM can tell, the person is eating quite a few, quite frequently. He doesn't know exactly, though it could prolly be determined by counting and the like... SWIM wouldn't want someone watching and criticizing his drug intake, but SWIM knows more about drugs and how they affect the body/brain than the person 'abusing Ibuprofen.'

The person's significant other just left on a trip for a month or so, and the person used to drink occasionally, maybe a beer a night. (No pills.) Now the person is drinking excessively (6-12 beers a night) and eating Ibuprofen on a regular and frequent basis. (SWIM is still in shock that someone would do such a thing when there are drugs like Morphine, Oxys, Cocaine, and all kinds of other addictive things with potential for abuse... Why Ibuprofen and Advil?)

SWIM's questions are...
1) Do Ibuprofen/Advil/OTC painkillers have abuse potential? How about if coupled with Alcohol?
2) How long will someone's liver last if they are (speculation) 50yrs old, 9 beers a night average 6 days a week, 5-10 Ibuprofen 200mg tabs a day, 6 days a week with a poor diet?
3) Should this person be alerted that they may be seriously damaging themself? SWIM does not care persay what the person is doing, because he would not want people hassling him if he was depressed and using excessive drugs to ease his pain --- though it would be 'polite' to tell him that he is killing himself rapidly. (Assuming he is and he doesn't know...)

Thank you all for your input, I appreciate anything anyone adds to this thread.

.:EDIT:.
The issue was touched upon the other day, and SWIM said something like "I hope you're not taking Ibuprofen for pain, because it's extremely hard on the heart compared to other drugs..." -- The person responded with "Huh? Wait how do YOU know...?" -- The person was intoxicated at the time and became defensive. SWIM figured he'd leave the person in peace with his pills. He went out.