Bulgakova, AVRT gives an explanation of what has gone wrong in the midbrain to cause the want for drink even though it is being so destructive in our lives.
It is a maladaptive survival drive, which AVRT calls the Beast. Although I understand it well and it is working for me, I cannot articulate it very well yet. So maybe if you read some threads on AVRT you will get a better understanding of what I am talking about?