I imagine it is very hard for someone who has never had this problem to understand how profoundly it takes over your ability to reason. I thank you for your post, and appreciate your compassion.
Afterall didn't President Bush overcome this only when he was 40?!? It's easy to speak hard to overcome from what I hear.
Heck, if you could reason, you'd never take the next drink!
I don't do liquor.