While it may be obvious to all and sundry that a person is facing a 'crisis issue' in their life, it seems obvious to me that it's not really any of our business to interfere in, unless that person requests an intervention, or his behavior causes REAL problems for those around him.
It may not be pleasant to deal with a 'functional drunk', but unless this person is causing real problems (ie. illegal, dangerous, or violent...), I can't see what you can do. Confronting the co-worker could lead to even more complications, legal and otherwise, make things far worse than they are already, and involve even more bystanders.
I can't see why you would want to get involved unless you're directly involved already, ie one of the parties in the situation already. If you're not, you should definitely keep your nose out of it.
There are times when being a bystander is the best thing to do, in fact, it is the only sensible course.
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