And it there is one thing an addict can't do it's make good choices.

There are occasions I might disagree with that quite strongly.

I know that sometimes during the times my resistance has broken down after periods of stress (eg. dad 999ed in to hospital twice, pip and the dislocated shoulder, etc.) , there can be nothing nicer for me that say to go up the coast a little, feed the ducks and the swans and yes have a pint. I find the whole thing a stress reliever and not something that ever has triggered a bad episode.

If (as the have been here on occasion...) the rule book is applied, as I have found here, the end result can be a row over the possibility of a drink by a person who is "wiser" than the "addict" and the end result instead of relief and getting out but building up more for the possible final explosion.