“alcoholism” or drug addiction is escapism from life circumstances someone is unhappy with, cannot see how to change, has trouble adjusting to, has ill feelings about the whole thing such that they want to drown the feelings in the escape into the effects of drugs or alcohol
what comes first is a set of life circumstances, not a drug or alcohol
what has to still be resolved even if/when the drug/alcohol can be kicked is the inability to cope that started it all
many people have and end with the same root problem without ever giving in to alcohol or drugs; they are no happier than the alcoholic or the drug addict, they just did not add that problem to their life’s issues
Are you a doctor? Are you someone who has recovered from an alcohol or drug addiction? If you’re not I’m not interested in talking to you because from what I can tell you haven’t a clue as to what you’re talking about.