"Man takes a drink; drink takes a drink (habit); drink takes a man" Old proverb from maybe China? Bottom Line: It's progressive. (parentheses mine)On rachmani3652 you can find yourself drinking a lot just out of habit; so first thing to work out has drinking become an addiction or is it a habit
My father was an engineer and insisted he was not an alcoholic until, at age 80, his doctor told my mom not to cut him off the booze completely or it would kill him.