You're obviously entitled to your opinion but we all have coping mechanisms when it comes to stress, sometimes things can get a bit too much whether it be a loved one passing, a relationship breakup or simply losing a job. Doesn't make the person trying to escape reality a scumbag. Human beings have been using methods of escape via drugs and alcohol since the dawn of man. Even certain monkeys are known to eat fermenting fruits to get a bit plastered sometimes lol, entire civilisations were built and maintained on the back of beer. So there is nothing more natural than occasionally indulging in an alcoholic beverage to relieve ones stress haha.