Hi Barry, I just wanted to say that I really feel for you right now. I don't have a problem with alcohol but it's more a problem with food. My mum has a problem with it bit she doesn't want to admit it. We live miles apart she is living in a far away land and I live in Europe. I know about her problem but she just thinks it's normal to drink at one point in the day. To cut a long story short I had a father that drunk quite a bit and smoked 80 cigarettes a day and who died seven years ago and a mother who drinks, I don't do either of those except for the odd glass of wines when we are with friends, but my drug is food. I think everyone has a problem but not all of us have the same problem to deal with. You can quit smoking or you can quit drinking but you can't quit eating. At the moment my drug is eating.