I give up. You just don't get it. Nobody is forcibly putting the alcohol down their throats. Therefore, they do not HAVE to drink. It's that easy. IDGAF what "modern science" says, nobody is doubting that alcohol is addictive. Nobody is forcing it. Alcoholics are tied down with alcohol IVs ran into them. They use their own free will to pick up a beer, open it up, drink it, and then blame it on a disease because they can't face the fact that they lack the willpower to actually quit drinking.