Another point that was missing or buried within the article was that addictions often have both a physical and a psychological component. With Seabrook, the psychological component was that he drank both to get away from and draw nearer to his father. Neither worked. What would have worked (and may still) is if he took the good traits of his father, his passion, his discipline, his attention to detail, and applied them to something more important than riding and collecting and drinking fine wines!