re: A guy told me that before he stopped drinking, he was killing a fifth of Jack a day.

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When someone mentions an alcoholic, I will ask if they are drinking vodka. If they aren't drinking vodka it isn’t to the tipping point.

The ones that I know all eventually went to drinking vodka all day. They either die or become sober

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Not true and a dangerous mindset to have. I went to rehab twice before finally getting the message and stopping. Never touched vodka. The most common drink of choice I hear in meetings or peer support groups is either “whatever has alcohol” or whiskey.

They didn’t even offer hand sanitizer at the rehab I was at because residents would try to drink it.