Total abstinence is the kindest, simplest, easiest to implement and most logical approach to mitigating the suffering from alcohol abuse by the problem drinker. There is no valid reason for any other end state than total sobriety for the problem drinker. Nobody <i>needs</i> an alcoholic drink, and risking collapse/relapse and its impact on friends, family and society for one is being a damn fool.<p>This article reads like it was written by (what in the parlance is known as) an enabler. Or by a spokesperson for the alcohol industry…2/3 of their revenue comes from problem drinkers…1/3 of their revenue comes from the excessive drinking of those problem drinkers. You can imagine why anything other than abstinence is a good idea for the industry.