ALL:
I really don't want this to devolve into endless discussions over the merits of the disease concept of addiction/alcoholism. For the purposes of applying AVRT, the disease concept is irrelevant, unless, of course, it becomes part of your Addictive Voice and justifies further drinking/using, in which case, AVRT must necessarily identify it as an obstacle. AVRT is essentially a working model of free will, based on the uniquely human ability to resist desire. If you don't believe in free will or the ability of humans to resist desire, then AVRT will not work for you, and you're going to have to find something else. That's all there really is to it.