I know the answer (so this is a rhetorical question), do you?
2006-08-25 16:25:50 · 15 answers · asked by fresh2 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
An alchoholic attends AA meetings. A drunk doesn't! =)
2006-08-25 16:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Alcoholics have an allergy or chemical imbalance in their body to that when an alcoholic takes even one drink, the phenomenon of craving kicks in and they have no defense or control over alcohol and will continue to drink whether they want to or not. A drunk is just someone who has consumes too much alcohol for the evening, but will wake up the next day and not even think about taking another drink.
2006-08-25 16:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by JenJen 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An alcoholic is a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually, and a drunk is a chronic drinker.
If the person who is drunk drinks often then this person is also considered an alcoholic.
In other words, a drunk is a person who drinks to much and an alcoholic needs to drink because the person is addicted.
2006-08-25 16:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by Zeta 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather drink with a drunk than an alcoholic.
2006-08-25 16:31:27 · answer #4 · answered by jackmack65 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
an alcoholic is an alcoholic reguardless of whether or not he/she is drunk. an alcoholic has an addiction to alcohol. an alcoholic could, but does not have to, be a drunk.
a drunk just happens to be drunk @ the time. a drunk might or might not be an alcoholic.
2006-08-25 17:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by marfan's syndrome 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
none. An alcoholic may still have a prayer, that something is still worth while enough to give up the booze. The drunk doesn't care anymore.
2006-08-25 16:34:50 · answer #6 · answered by kayboff 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nothing, but the perception of the community. An alcoholic is upper class; a drunk, lower class. They both have the same problem.
2006-08-25 17:55:31 · answer #7 · answered by Ariel 128 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How to tell the difference between a social drinker, a heavy drinker and an alcoholic.
If a social drinker gets a drink and there is a fly in it, they will push it away and not drink it. (Which is alcohol abuse in my opinion.)
A heavy drinker gets a drink and there is a fly in it, they will take the fly out and drink the drink.
An alcoholic gets a drink with a fly in it, they will pick the little fella up by the feet and spank him saying "Spit it out, all of it!!!"
Just thought you might want to know. Peace.
2006-08-25 18:07:23 · answer #8 · answered by -Tequila17 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
A drunk is a person who gets watsed when they have the cash to an alcholic always finds the cash to get wasted. A drunk is a person that doesnt care where he is when he drinks, an alcholic likes to drink in private so no one knows except family. A drunk is an idiot that is out of control in public and is obnoxious to all, an alcholic is out of control at home and is obnoxious to family.
2006-08-25 17:52:14 · answer #9 · answered by ellenloveslee2003 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
An alcoholic is somebody who has an actual problem with drinking too much and too often.
A drunk is just that. A drunk person.
2006-08-25 16:31:19 · answer #10 · answered by miss_gem_01 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋