[sc_rufctr]

I enjoy a drink with friends but I've seen alcohol ruin people & it never ends well.

My ex wife is a hopeless alcoholic. She's dry right now (about 6 months) but just one drink and she can't stop until she passes out.
Her father was much the same but he had the good sense to stay away from it. She also has issues with food.

My uncle was a smoker & drinker. Smoked a pack a day and most nights he'd have more than a few scotches.
But I never saw him dunk and when he got the flue he'd stop smoking & drinking until he was better. Drinking was never really an "issue" with him

Is it self medicating? I'm not sure. For what I've seen it's not the booze but who they are.