[lastofus]

Many alcoholics are already quite adept at delayed gratification, whether it be waiting until they get home for the night before pounding 5-10 drinks, or even waiting for loved ones to go to sleep so they can "hide" their habit.

[pizza]

Addiction isn't a soft lack of will but an iron surplus of it despite perennial invectives; it's antifragile. Any cessation/treatment regimen/regime imposed on someone else merely reinforces their drive.

[Terr_]

> Addiction isn't a soft lack of will but an iron surplus of it

Relevant: http://existentialcomics.com/comic/13

[pizza]

My my my there is a lot going on there! fun read.

[rhizome]

And heck, "dry drunks" can go the rest of their lives pretending alcoholism isn't having a negative effect on their lives and the lives of those around them.

[ionised]

What the hell is a dry drunk?

[sjg007]

It's an AA term. The narrative is that you are still an "addict" even if you are sober if you haven't dealt with the underlying emotional and psychological issues e.g. worked the steps.

[kodt]

A person who quit drinking, but still acts in destructive / dysfunctional ways.

[rhizome]

This is the sense in which I used it.