Alcoholism and the associated drama are two entirely different things.
The expactation that they go together is killing alcoholics because they are waiting for their ship to completley sink they're willing to admit they're an alcoholic.
I went to a funeral last week. No DUIs, No Jail, No Job loss, No Divorce, No Car Accidents, etc... Nothing!!!
Just dead at 26 years old as a direct result of untreated alcoholism.
She was probably waiting for a DUI to convince her she was a "Real Alcoholic"