It's not as easy as you think, to pack the booze in. I have someone very near and dear to me who's wrecking their lives and the lives of those who love them and although I hate to say it, I can only see one way out of it for them. I used to work with a guy who went the same way. He was 31 when he hung himself a couple of years back, all through the demon drink. It's frustrating watching them self destruct, you feel like shaking them and pointing out the obvious but it's futile, they'll do what THEY like NOT you. The pattern is repetitive, ie, good moods, sounding ok then suddenly they're gone