People who believe there’s no such thing as addiction to alcohol must ignore all the work done with mice and other animals.
If mice can get addicted to alcohol there’s no reason humans cannot.
(Unless you don’t believe we’re related.)
There are two things to believe or disbelieve in this issue. 1) whether it is an addiction; and 2) whether will power has any part in managing the addiction to the point of extinguishing the problem behavior.
You will notice on the thread the several people exclaiming about how addictive it is, it's so addictive, so complicated, so many reasons and excuses why there is no stopping!! And then the ones who believe that they are in fact addicted; and if it can be overcome, that will power may play a part, but that it requires a willingness to do the work, and the work is not easy, but they will try. Some mentioned a Higher Power; some mentioned the support of AA.
Others apparently think you must drink until you have absolutely ruined everything and end up dead or in jail. That is why lazy, entitled drunks are such a colossal pain in the ass and richly deserve the contempt they earn.