Originally Posted by
FutureYesterday 
But I don’t know, the fact that now he manages to keep his falls happening more seldom, isn’t it a good indicator?
As someone who has overconsumed alcohol for years and has interacted with a lot of other folks who also overconsumed alcohol I can say with a pretty high level of confidence that he's not ever going to be able to drink in moderation successfully. But I will admit his chances of successfully moderating are greater than zero. Maybe 0.1%?
The fact that someone who was institutionalized because of alcohol and lost job/spouse because of alcohol still wants to drink fits my personal definition of insanity.