2007-01-09 06:38:12 · 9 answers · asked by tallica1331 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
no. Most alcoholics are not ever able to drink alcohol "normally" again.
There is Moderation Management. But that is still a carefully managed situation. Too long to explain, please use the link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderation_Management
2007-01-09 06:41:36 · answer #1 · answered by dedum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My uncle become an alcoholic. He become "dry" for over 15 years in the previous he died 7 years in the past. previous to that he tried to offer up ingesting assorted cases. anytime what brought about him to relapse become that he theory he might want to drink socially. He continuously theory that basically one or 2 doesn't be a huge deal. He become continuously incorrect. even as he were sober for more effective or less 13 years he stated he had ultimately gotten to the point the position he did not imagine about having a drink a minimum of once in an afternoon. That stated, i imagine there are some those who can drink socially yet no longer many. It also relies upon on what you advise by way of ingesting socially. Is it one beer with associates even as taking section in pool once a month or so? Or is it getting wasted with associates a week and it truly is "socially" because you're putting out and being social. Alcoholism is a ailment...it really is a ailment with a treatment - supply up ingesting. yet...then you definitely could wrestle the psychological favor to continuously pick a drink. there is a few perception that there is a genetic predisposition to alcohol abuse besides.
2016-12-28 13:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Never. Alcoholism is a progressive disease. It's still there even if you aren't drinking. So taking a drink would just start it all over again and within a couple of weeks, the person would be in the depths of hell.
2007-01-09 06:46:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the conventional wisdom is that they cannot.
however i know of at least 2 cases who once were stumbling,knee walking drunks.they abstained from all alcohol for a couple of years and now,although they don't drink whiskey as they once did they are able to partake of beer and can take it or not.neither have tried to drink whiskey again.
2007-01-09 06:50:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, if they drink they will go right back to where they were
2007-01-09 06:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by Abby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!! They will not be able to drink at all!!!
2007-01-09 06:43:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Lifelong abstinence is the only way.
2007-01-09 11:32:49 · answer #7 · answered by ckm1956 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they are too tempted by a little and they will backslide so they quit and never go back....
2007-01-09 06:49:16 · answer #8 · answered by Jim G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no ... one drink is one too many.... and a thousand's not enough
2007-01-09 06:43:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋