Originally Posted by CurrentlySober

Both 2 and 3. When my alcoholism started it was a mental issue. However, once I was aware of that, it was also a physical illness as in if I didn't drink, I became physically ill. I was physically dependant upon it to function normally. So both really.

Its not a moral issue at all, and also not a lifestyle choice if you are properly addicted, physically dependant and cannot function without taking the drug in question.