I got sot sober when I was 21.
The thought and science has improved alot since back then, in 2006
alcoholic is technically a real term in the DSM4 or whatever, but there's so many variables and variations, it's better to use a term like AUD, alcohol use disorder.
and the idea that a lot of people who experience AUD can learn to temper their drinking and drinking in a better way, while a much smaller segment of drinkers are unable to drink at all, and are closer to those considered traditional alcoholics.
Plenty of people have horrible drinking issues, but say
"I work every day"
"I never black out"
"It never interferes with my job"
or whatever, but none of that negates the actual drinking problem.
The thought and science has improved alot since back then, in 2006
alcoholic is technically a real term in the DSM4 or whatever, but there's so many variables and variations, it's better to use a term like AUD, alcohol use disorder.
and the idea that a lot of people who experience AUD can learn to temper their drinking and drinking in a better way, while a much smaller segment of drinkers are unable to drink at all, and are closer to those considered traditional alcoholics.
Plenty of people have horrible drinking issues, but say
"I work every day"
"I never black out"
"It never interferes with my job"
or whatever, but none of that negates the actual drinking problem.