"I am a medic and letting someone make a horrible decision that I'd have to fix later? I'd rather avoid it." Among other things, but he's going to use that excuse, thank you very much.

He doesn't remain silent for a moment as he turns that over, he didn't use alcohol for his own... issues... but he can understand the thought behind it. "Do you know why I work as long and as hard as I do?" He starts, letting that question hang there before answering it himself. "Much of the same reason as someone drinks, so I cannot say I'm surprise or that I don't understand it. But maybe having someone around you can trust to not let you die out in the cold would have been a better option?"