Hey Mister Farty-Pants, Glad to see that you posted about the 'epileptic' alcoholic. As so many ready your blog, it will hopefully contribute towards educating the public, that these folks, do get cared for. I'm not going to elaborate further .... apart from to say, with some, it is a type of self-harm, with others, they just don't care and don't want to/can't take responsibility for themselves, either in stupor or sobriety, so it's path of least resistance and easier to stay drunk, with some, they are genuinely wanting to recover and get their lives back on track. Jeremy Vine did a programme last week on this subject and incapacity benefit. Glenda