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

Had a buddy drink himself to death in his 40s. We all saw it coming but nobody could tell him anything. In his mind, he was living his best life.

Got divorced, was the fun party guy for a while, but when friends got married, had kids, or settled down he’d just sit in his house and drink every night alone. Became frail looking, got fired from his job, and just drank alone watching movies or listening to music.

We’d try to go over and spend time but that wasn’t our lifestyle and he wasn’t going to change. Ended up dying alone on his couch with a bottle of rum next to him. Pretty sad and pathetic. He was a good hearted guy that let life get the best of him.