I believe it is a disease, hope you will read "Under The Influene" You can go to Alcoholism site and read parts of it in their stickys.
Some people abuse alcohol for a period of time, then stop, they are not alcoholic.
Alcoholics bodies and minds handle alcohol differently.
I also believe that the AA twelve steps help everything, if worked.
Many of lifes problems can be cleared up by doing a good 4th and 5t step.
I am both alcoholic and diabetic. High bottom A and age onset diabetic so far controlled by diet. I haven't been through all the hell with either that others go through, but I have had black outs, done things i would never do sober, things we call alcoholic insanity.
with food I have controll, but with alcohol no controll.
With food allergies I coud leave the food alone for 15 days, then have as much as i wanted at one sitting, my body would handle it the one time, with alcohol that cannot be done.
Just my opinion, take what you can use ad leave the rest.