I got to the point where I was drinking anytime I wasn't at work. A few years ago I found myself taking a couple shots before work. At one point I was coming home from work and drinking on my lunch hour. Needless to say, if I woke up and didn't have to work I would finish off what was left of my stash. More often than not once that was gone I was on my way to get more. It is a progressive disease.