Green’s Dictionary of Slang

afflicted adj.

drunk.

1678		J. Ray Proverbs (2nd edn) 87: Proverbiall Periphrases of one drunk. He’s disguised [...] He has cut his leg. He is afflicted.
1737		B. Franklin ‘Drinkers Dict.’ in Pennsylvania Gazette 6 Jan. in AS XII:2 90: They come to be well understood to signify plainly that A MAN IS DRUNK. [...] He’s Afflicted.
1906		Salt Lake City (UT) 30 Mar. 4/5: He is [...] overtaken [...] afflicted .