when my xah was not in recovery, he didn't care about anything but his addiction to alcohol. it was his first love and he was very loyal to it. imho, it was a symptom of his addiction to alcohol.
if alcohol had been a woman, i would have known how to deal with the problem, but i learned to think of his addiction as a lover that he would protect at all costs without any reservation. it's just the addiction talking and acting. jmo.