Sorry I wan’t clear. My assumption is that Phil isn’t dosing himself up with everything he can grab. I would guess that he is following a prescribed pain management regimen which allows him to function well and helps deal with the pain as best as can be done. It’s the stars that chug bourbon as a self-prescribed pain management program that annoy me. As best I can determine, Phil is not one of those.
You are right. I’ve met many people that self medicate their pain by alcohol, but they usually can’t afford to go to a pain specialist, and the heavy legal hand makes doctors afraid to prescribe proper meds sometimes.
But those with some money have no excuse.