It’s frustrating to read the comments, frankly. The disease model still predominates, even though it has never worked or provided much in the way of treatment options (other than the religious cult AA).
There are medical interventions, including Naltrexone, which has been very successful in weaning people off of the compulsive behavior of excessive drinking by short-circuiting the dopamine reward system. The Sinclaire method has some impressive research behind it, not that anyone cares, because the hopelessness model of addiction has a lot of cultural appeal.
There are also behavioral interventions, which have a higher success rate then AA. Very few of them regard it as a disease, rather than a disordered behavior.
In this case, I’m sorry for the person who made such poor decisions under the influence of alcohol. I’m also sorry for anyone who finds glee in this sort of thing.
