2006-09-22 21:39:24 · 17 answers · asked by j-grath@sbcglobal.net 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
No it doesnt make u an alcoholic, but if u drink and cannot live without it then it becomes a problem. Ppl who drink to get drunk can also be called "binge drinkers".
2006-09-22 21:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by ~*Renaissance*~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AA works for about 5% of the people than walk through their doors. Many get worse. People quitting on their own have a 5% success rate, but those who have been exposed to AA are 4 times as likely to engage in binge drinking.
Here's some scary statistics on AA:
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-effectiveness.html
Many people overdo when they first start drinking, especially around college age (whether or not you attend).
And they primarily drink to get drunk. About 80% of these people, according to Harvard, quit or learn to moderate on their own. It's part of growing up and taking on adult responsibilities.
Some, at this age, get caught up in AA and believe they're alcoholics and they'll be that way and have to attend meetings until they die. There are NO figures that back this up, only stories told in the rooms. Most of the people in the rooms were problem drinkers, not addicted to alcohol, but will allow themselves to be saddled with the label "alcoholic" for life.
I was an alcoholic, these days, I don't drink.
2006-09-24 21:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by raysny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you feel you need to ask the question, then you're in need of at least a little help. Stay aware of the government drinking guidelines - did you realise that more than three pints of weak beer for men and two for women is the daily recommended limit? (@ 21 or 14 units per week / 7days)
Our culture doesn't realise how addictive booze is. Why do you need to get drunk? At college I had a friend who was alcohol-allegic. He had more fun than any of us drunkards.
2006-09-22 21:53:49 · answer #3 · answered by AzaC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You drink to get drunk but you may not be Alcoholic.But if this practice continues regularly then you are becoming Alcoholic.
Take a break and stop joining the Company of Alcoholics.
2006-09-22 22:09:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you drink in order to get drunk, what you really need is a kick in your posterior.
An alcoholic drinks because he needs it to run his system. He gets addicted to it.
One who knows he is drinking just to get drunk, for no reason, is not an alcoholic.
2006-09-22 21:50:01 · answer #5 · answered by cooldude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
calm down on the bottle we aint little kids no more drink to have fun not drunk get buzz and party
2006-09-22 21:42:12 · answer #6 · answered by twitch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an alcoholic will literally drink 24/7. they can drink so much that if someone normal drinks that much they will get alcohol poisoning, but alcoholics are used to it by that stage
2006-09-22 21:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by huney_mumi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no . you are an alcoholic if you have a strong urge to drink alcohol AND if you dont then you have withdrawal symptoms like head ache nausea etc.
2006-09-22 21:49:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't drink much - but I have always heard it said that if you think you need A.A., you're probably right. If in doubt, go to a meeting - what harm can it do?
2006-09-22 21:47:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my openion is you need more help then AA can give. all it is where a bunch of alcies get together and find a place to go and get drunk
2006-09-22 21:49:44 · answer #10 · answered by doneitman1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋