Is it just me or does anyone else think that we way over-complicate the issue of addiction. My theory is that we drink to change the way we feel. Alcohol is highly addictive so we get addicted. Once addicted the neural pathways and brain chemistry change to adapt to the addiction. Here's an explanation of what's going on in the brain :
Corrupted Choice
Based on scientific evidence we know that once addicted to alcohol it becomes incredibly hard to make rational decisions, this is why we become alcoholics. The only solution for those of us who easily addict to alcohol is to knock it off for good, that's the beginning and the end of the story. Problem solved!!