tears of time
I have had many instances of that setup, where the person attempts to rationalize the irrational as related to liquor and drugs. I have found the easiest way to crush them is by explaining in a simple/obvious/direct way what their terms mean. Catch them using "hitting it" or "getting trashed/f-uped", and promptly laugh at them while explaining: they rationalize destroying themselves!

Only problem is that the person chose to be in that state, and I have never seen one leave it. They will accept it as something bad and in turn view themselves as something bad, and pretend that this is all okay and bearable, their worldview will turn into 'life is a joke and horrible, may as well enjoy it by destroying myself while i can', and etc.
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"btw, I'd explain what ideas I'd talking about exactly, but I don't want to divulge anything during this stage of creation. Patience!"

(((BAH!!)))
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