Yes the doctor is an alcoholic, by definition therefore an addict to alcohol. That’s what anyone in AA will say.
And no, most drinkers are not alcoholics. A small percentage are, but they create the large majority of problems the rest of society must deal with w/r/t drunk driving.
The way to deal with addicts is to house them in buildings they cannot get out of, and give them as much of whatever they are addicted to because almost none are curable. They will take care of themselves and the rest of us will be safe. Think of all the innocent people that would be alive today if drug addicts and drunk drivers were in a safe building they could not get out of and cause problems that could injure or kill others.
In my younger, single days, I spent many evenings after work socializing in a bar filled with successful professionals in every type of occupation - doctors, lawyers, business people. On Ladies Night & Two-for-one, virtually everyone in the bar was snockered by the time they drove home. Very few would be considered an alcoholic or addict by their peers.
I doubt the bar scene has changed much in 25+ years. People go there to get a buzz, & many overdo it. Same with illicit drugs.
So, locking up addicts will only skim the surface of the problem, which is dangerous, impaired behavior - especially driving, not addiction.
I believe the ONLY solution to the impaired driving problem is a very intelligent car that wont move an inch with an impaired driver. I realize we are many years from this solution, & a lot of people are gonna be injured & die, until the car refuses to move.
But unreasonable ideas about locking up addicts while they party is NOT a solution. Giving the gov’t license to decide who is an addict & should be locked up is also NOT a solution, though we have been doing it for decades, with no hope of solving the problem in sight.