ALCOHOL ADDICTION AND ASTROLOGY
Drinking habit (alcohol): Saturn Karakatwa (Signification), Lagna (Ascendant): Indicates one’s way of life,
Moon Indicates the fluctuating mind, imbalance Karaka, Mars Forces the native to act or go for it.
Therefore if Saturn is in Lagna or Saturn is with Lagnadipathi or Saturn in Lagna or Saturn aspects lagna.

ALCOHOL ADDICTION AND ASTROLOGY
- Sat is in Swakshetra or in his own nakshatra ( pushy, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadra) the drinking habit may be less or limited.
- Saturn is in Shatru Rashi (Enemy sign), the habit of drinking alcohol may become too much and the native may spoil his whole life.
- Saturn is in Jupiter, Venus nakshatra, the habit of drinking may not be there. But may drink occasionally.
- Saturn is in Sun, Moon, Mercury nakshatra the native may drink very often.
- If Saturn is in the nakshatra of Mars, the habit may go LIMITLESS.
Saturn is Lagnadipathi
If Saturn in his own nakshatra or swa -kshetra or not afflicted by papa grahas, Saturn won’t do any harm to the native we can safely conclude that Scorpio sign, Mars, Saturn, Moon and debilitated Venus and watery signs are the most evident factors contributing to alcohol addiction. Western astrology perspective sees Neptune Uranus and signs Scorpio plus the 12th house which many western astrologers define as zodiacs dustbin for the signs and hints.
As per western astrology
Neptune Uranus link: A dependence on a drug can lead a person to all sorts of immoral behavior they may lose their sense of self-respect and duty (Saturn), and will do almost anything to obtain their habit. There are all types of addiction from drug and alcohol abuse, sex, gambling, work, internet use, compulsive eating. Most of us have experienced some kind of addiction in our life. Sometimes the reality of our life becomes unbearable and we have nowhere else to turn. We shut the world out and follow blindly that which we think we need, but we can be lead down a path of self-destruction
In the birth chart of an alcoholic, the Sun and Moon are almost always weak by sign and house position, or else they are badly afflicted, especially in or from fire and water, or both. Additionally, the fifth house (pleasure and entertainment) is nearly always afflicted by Neptune or by planets in watery signs, and Mars is frequently afflicted by Neptune, in or from Pisces.action.
- Scorpio Rashi governs intoxicants neech (debilitated) venus or Saturn also governs same.
When Scorpio happens to be the 8th house or the 3rd house, and Venus or Saturn occupies an afflicted position, the native will be addicted to intoxicants.