I think Taz's personal experience, and the way he described it, says it all! The only one I knew who showed all the symptoms of a "dry drunk" was my brother-in-law. All five of his kids were in some kind of recovery program, so he decided to quit drinking. OMG...was he miserable to be around!!! He never did go to meetings himself, but I think some of the program must have rubbed off of his family on to him, because he did mellow out after a while.