There's an interesting book by Jack London, "John Barleycorn"[1], which is about his battle with alcoholism. He didn't start drinking in earnest until he was 25, though he tried (and absolutely hated) alcohol earlier.

An interesting read, and recommended for one very talented person's view on alcoholism.

[1] - https://librivox.org/john-barleycorn-or-alcoholic-memoirs-by...