 Why does Price have a Cure for alcoholism?
One cannibal walking another with sleeping sickness doesn't cure anything. With that image over everything he sees and with that insidious voice drumming in his head night and day, do you mean to say that man's senses will only be impaired 23 per cent? Many "Cures" were not readily apparent. Infield supposed it was a Cure, although he had never issued one like it. "It's a cure for alcoholism," Price told him. Price probably would never get crazed enough for liquor to kill himself, Infield knew. Men hide in the comforts of insanity, but when faced with death, they are often forced back to reality. The Good Book says a little wine is good for a man, or something like that.
 Although he is not an alcoholic, he has a trauma-related aversion to drinking. The Cure is self-imposed.
 His alcoholism led him to destructive behavior in the past, including the death of his and Mrs. Price's only child.  Although he is not an alcoholic, Price wants to demonstrate his kinship with other people with Cures so that they are more likely to follow him.  Although he is not an alcoholic, he has a trauma-related aversion to drinking. The Cure is self-imposed.  He spends too much time at the Club drinking, despite Reggie's willingness to help him through the problem.