My losing battle with alcohol

 My losing battle with alcohol, how I resurrected to a new world of Spirit. 
I have a totally different opinion on whatever medicine she talks about. My battle with alcoholism had a span of 20 years. I too believed there will be some cure to stop my addiction. They use different methods. One is aversion therapy. The tablet containing Disulphiram is prescribed to take once daily. If you come in contact with alcohol by drinking or accidentally while using aftershave lotion, the medicine we have taken which has a  half life of more than one day you will have serious allergic reaction which requires ER admission. The idea is that fearing this fatal unpleasant side effects the drunk will not even touch alcohol. Fine it works for sometime if you are diligent. But the addiction is not a bodyly problem, the desire or obsession exists in the mind.
The medicine naltrexone is expensive but it dosent give you reaction if you drink under this medication, but you wouldn't have the high you get from alcohol. This too considers the addiction a bodily craving or problem. But the alcoholics obsession with the booze exist in his mind.
I have tried all the above treatments. But relapses happen often and I was finally beaten down by King Alcohol. My earnest desire to stop the drinking once and for all never happened.
Little did I know about AA at the time, but Internet helped me found the resources available from various sites. A voice from inside told me I will attain continuous sobriety through AA fellowship. I was right my last drink was on 20th Feb 2003..I joined the fellowship and today after 18 years of sobriety without a single relapse I rebuilt my life afresh through the 12 step program of AA and lead a life as a better father, husband and a better citizen surrendering my life to my Higher Power.
As an AA member we don't disapprove the ideas of others and never fight or argue on subjects outside of AA. So my experience confines to  me only. We are never against other treatments or ideas on alcoholism.
The point is why do one drinks to the state of an alcoholic? Does naltrexone or any other thing can answer that? Honestly, early in my drinking career I also had a blind faith in Science and newer medicines and doctors would simply put an end to my drinking. I consulted doctors, took naltrexone which will not give you a high from alcohol.  
The problem with the alcoholic is in his mind. He has lost his choice over drinking. I have taken naltrexone and drank. After the initial few shots, the drug cannot put a lock on my opioid receptors and it jumped the cross line to intoxication or whatever the lady was referring to.. I mean the pleasure of intoxication takes away all that's worthwhile in one's life. We live to drink and drink to live. I continued to drink like an insane drinker stopping only when fully intoxicated or blacked out. 
The bottom line is I am now sober for the past 18years and 5 months by the grace of AA fellowship and the grace of God.
AA has all the answers to my drinking, my obsession, my allergy to Dr King and my cravings. It's an action packed program which is spiritual, simple and always practiced One Day at a Time.
The alcoholic has mental defects in his personality and he is an egoist who is in denial till death knocking at his door. His family is in shambles. AA has made me a humble person. Someone who cannot keep resentments and anger which takes him back to the bottle. All the 12 steps are basically an ego deflating process. AA has no outside opinion about other forms of treatment or no money involvement. We speak for ourselves only. So this is my story  of escaping a life of misery and humiliation not only for ourselves but also to our family. This is a program which requires rigorous honesty.