“An important step forward.”
I think a step forward and some self resposibilty, instead of a step into the liquor store would be more effective.
While I agree that it is, ultimately, a matter of personal responsibility, I’ve seen alcohol dependency on a deep enough level that some people are literally driven to drink.
When it’s that deep, the only hope is a forcible separation for at least a couple of months is the only real solution and not everybody has the resources to go away for a couple of months, and at least in my local area, there are no resources available to allow people to put themselves under psychiatric care long enough to have a sense of normalcy when it comes to not having a drink.