beala said:But if instead you drink everyday, but can do so responsibly, then you're by no means an alcoholic. In fact, you may even be addicted to alcohol, but if it doesn't disrupt your life, I don't see how that could be a problem.
shafferpilot said:simple test:
If I told you that if you drink one more beer, I'm going to take your kids, your wife, your money, your house, and your dog away, and you'll never see them again..... would you be able to not drink it? If the honest answer is yes, you're not an alcoholic.
Soulive said:Technically in this country, YES...
Technically in many other countries, NO...
This country likes to surround drinking with guilt and shame. I don't buy into the ultra conservative, one-sided alcoholic indicators. Do what you want to do. If it starts negatively affecting the important things in your life, then its a problem. You know working too much can also negatively affect many aspects of life. You don't see that brought up too often though...
Professor Frink said:I REALLY hate to agree with a Yankees fan, but you bring up a great point here. In this country we're taught alcohol - ooh, so bad, stay away, but work - work harder, be better, ignore your family and other important things in your life.
To me workaholism is as bad as alcoholism, and it's tolerated and even condoned in this country. I remember reading a study recently that said workoholism is almost as big of a problem - medically, emotionally and socially - as alcoholism.
McKBrew said:Beer is still perceived as a lower class beverage consumed by drunks and the less wealthy.