I learned about my condition through AA and hearing others share their ES&H not in an article OP.
We have a spiritual illness, a subconcious and concious mental craving and a physical phenomen of craving. The phenomen of craving is what got my attention. Without that knowlege, I'd still be "out there" drinking.
Also, what got my attention was, "as we look back on our drinking histories, we can see that it was simply the beginning of a mere fatal progression."
My ALCOHOLISM is still progressing and I don't drink it anymore. Don't know about addiction, just alcoholism and the ISM factor. INTERNAL SPIRITUAL MALADJUSTMENT.