Tell me some good words to say to my DS

[DinosaurDiana]

My DS is in his early 20’s and enjoying life, as I did at that age.
My DH is reliant on a bottle of wine a night.
I want to say something to my son, something that says I don’t want to stop him enjoying himself while he’s young, but I don’t want him to become reliant on alcohol like his dad.
It will need to be short, while I’ve got his attention, but not seeming to blame his dad a such ( they’re close and I think criticism would make it look like I’m nagging and a party pooper ).
Help !

May I ask why it needs to be short? I would suggest you have a proper conversation about it, you don't need to mention his Dad.
I understand it's possibly a difficult subject to approach, but he is an adult.

Short because his tolerance to the subject would be short.

I think that if his dad wasn’t reliant I wouldn’t be concerned. I know alcoholism can run in families so I want him to be aware.

My friend said in the past, not about me, just generally "you can be just one drink away from being an alcoholic"

He's already an alcoholic if he's reliant on a bottle of wine a night. You need to be expressing that clearly.

I want to do it in a way that I’m not criticising or having a go at his dad, because then he will switch off. I want him to see that it comes from a place of love, I want to plant a seed so that he thinks about it and comes to his own decision.
What I personally think about his father’s drinking is another matter.

Actions speak louder than words in this situation. Show by your deeds.