End stage alcoholism (stage 4).
-regular blackouts
-loss of significant relationships and jobs
-Severe health problems resulting in hospitalization
-inability to stop without intensive support due to entrenched addiction
-inability to recognize the severity of the problem
Two months of moderate drinking is just a lead up to his usual abusive drinking. Also what alcoholics say they do and what they actually do are two different things. You don’t know how he’s drinking on his own.