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I had a friend who was an alcoholic. She lost her job, husband and home as a result of her drinking. She went into rehab and stopped drinking for a while. She had four sons. They were aged between 10 and 16 when she tried drinking again 'moderately' to get her over a difficult time. She had a stroke and died at the age of 49. She had no control over her alcohol intake and didn't know the meaning of 'moderately'. She just drank herself to death, literally. I don't know the definitive answer to your question MWM, I can only share my own experience of this.
