Does the alcoholic have "Free Will" with respect to drinking alcohol

Origin of the Will
We are conscious of only a tiny fraction of the information that our brain is processing each moment. Although we continually notice changes in our experiences, in thought, mood, perception, behavior, we are utterly unaware of the thought process that produces them. In fact we can be very poor witnesses to experiences itself. By glancing at your face or the tone of your voice, others are often more aware of your state of mind and motivations than you are.
The alcoholic will generally start each day with a thought of a cup of coffee, a bottle of beer or a drink of whiskey.
Today it was a bottle of beer.
Why not coffee?
The alcoholic is in no position to know?
He wanted beer more than he wanted coffee today and he was free to have what he wanted.
Did the alcoholic consciously choose beer over coffee?
No!
The choice was made for the alcoholic by events in his brain that he as the conscious witness of his thoughts and actions could not in fact influence.
Could the alcoholic have changed his mind and switched from beer to coffee before the drinker in him could get his bearings?
Yes but this impulse would also have been the product of unconscious causes.
Why did it not arise this morning?
Why might it arise in the future?
The alcoholic cannot know.
The intention to do one thing and not another does not originate in consciousness. Rather it appears in consciousness, as does any thought or impulse that might oppose it.
Subjectively: based on somebody's opinions or feelings rather than on facts or evidence
Is the alcoholic the conscious organ of his actions?
One fact seems indisputable.
Some moment before the alcoholic is aware of what he will do next, a time in which he subjectively appears to have complete freedom to behave however he please, his brain has already determined what he will do.
The alcoholic then become conscious of this decision and believes that he is in the process of making it.
He is not.
The alcoholic is no more in control of the thoughts in his brain than he is in control of what causes his heart to beat.
There will always be some delay between the thought of the first drink and the conscious thought of the next drink, and even if there were not, the alcoholic cannot take the next drink until the thought of the next drink arises.
What will his next mental state be?
The alcoholic does not know.
It just happens.
Where is the freedom in that?
The alcoholic wanted beer or whiskey more than he wanted coffee and he was free to have whatever he wanted.
Did he consciously choose the beer over the coffee?
No!
The choice was made for him by events in his brain that he as the conscious witness of his thoughts and actions could not in fact influence.
Could he have changed his mind and switched to coffee before the drinker in him could get his bearings?
Yes, but the influence that caused the change would also be the influence of unconscious causes.
Why did it not arise this morning?
Why might it arise in the future?
We cannot know.
The intention to do one thing and not another does not originate in consciousness. Rather it appears in consciousness, as any other thought or impulse that might oppose it.
Are we the conscious influence of our action?
No!

Sober-man
Don’t drink, do as you please
Information taken from the book “The Free Will” written by Sam Harris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCofmZlC72g