I've accepted his fate long ago, but obviously it still bums one out that he's gone forever and that he never was able to change his destructive lifestyle. For his kids sake if for no one else. Probably often wanted to, but just couldn't.
It truly seems he was offered all the imaginable outside help in the world, but towards the end it was a constant battle and he ran out of luck. Even if he took some meds to help with bipolar disorder or whatever, it goes without saying you shouldn't be getting wasted with hard liquor and dope at the same time.
My opinion is that he didn't die a happy man and I won't change my opinion on that.Whatever mental issues, financial issues and stress he had, in the end he'd always go for the booze and drugs to try and cope, sadly.
While sobriety (and that means from everything, including alcohol) automatically wouldn't have fixed everything, it would have been absolutely necessary for someone with Scott's history, in order to get his life together.
.On the other hand, I feel that at last he's found some peace that he probably didn't have in the last few years. I'm not religious like that, but fuck it, I hope he's in heaven, playing in a good band...