You also have the idiomatic expression

[Take to drink:][1]

If someone takes to drink, they start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, usually because they are depressed or worried about something.

 

• He took to drink after his wife died.

(Collins Dictionary) [1]: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/take-to-drink

You also have the idiomatic expression

Take to drink:

If someone takes to drink, they start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, usually because they are depressed or worried about something.

• He took to drink after his wife died.

(Collins Dictionary)