They don't want to be jobless or penniless or slaves to the bottle or pipe. Alcoholics and drug addicts relapse. That's what they do. Few kick the habit after the first trip on the wagon. Some never recover and die prematurely.
Strawberry's a decent man.
That's why the Yankees' clubhouse is filled with players rooting for him. They liked him, respected him, when he wore pinstripes. Now he belongs in prison stripes. There comes a point when prison's a fair alternative. They have treatment programs inside.