Way too much generalizing for my taste. I mostly drink alone, carefully measure and limit my intake, and ONLY have more than one when I'm in social situations. I think that much like smoking, the biggest factor in alcoholism is physical/genetic. Some people take that first swallow or puff and think, "My god, you can just buy this at the store?", others like the substances but can stop at one, and for some, one is too many and dozens are just not enough.