I've known lots of people who were able to reduce or stop drinking (and other drugs) once they started on a medication that helped with their mental health symptoms. When we feel okay we don't need to self-medicate. But people should not take a medication like Abilify for alcohol alone. I'm posting this for those who maybe don't meet critieria for bipolar or a psychotic disorder who may consider trying to convince their doctors to prescribe Abilify for alcoholism:
https://www.drugs.com/abilify.html