Kakashi's face fell into a sympathetic frown, Sasuke's admission one he'd quietly suspected but hoped against, somehow. That was to say he wasn't appalled - plenty of shinobi used alcohol as a coping mechanism for various reasons, he just wondered which ones had gotten bad enough to ensnare even Sasuke.

"Ah," he nodded, not pushing the issue and even lowering his voice a little. "Things are that bad, huh?"