reformed alcoholic

recovering alcoholic. In writing or speaking about alcoholism, treat it as a disease, not as a moral offense, although the consequences of alcoholism (deaths caused by drunk drivers, for example) are certainly matters for discussion. Normally, the people-first guidance would argue for a construction like "someone who has/is living with alcoholism" rather than a noun like "alcoholic," which describes a whole person by what is only part of them. So far, the language isn't moving in that direction; until then, use the noun "alcoholic" only as necessary and as sparingly as possible.