Anyway...
Good discussion, made up of constructive comment or criticism is always healthy provided it addresses the topic under consideration, whilst at the same time destructive comment or criticism, raised through ignorance or for the individual raising it to pursue their own 'hidden agenda' or 'ulterior motive' serves no purpose for anyone.
Anyway, that aside if there's is no truth in any of those things raised in my OP, regarding alcohol and alcoholism.
What's the truth in the following, often heard by myself and others at AA meetings,
' Alcohol gave me wings to fly,
Then it took away the sky.'
It couldn't just be, as said by the first 100 people who got sober who wrote the book 'Alcoholics Anonymous' that alcohol is, as they said,'cunning, baffling and powerful' could it ?