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