Even though it says it is a non-alcoholic drink, the label says that it contains less than .5% alcohol by volume.
2007-06-16 17:51:38 · 13 answers · asked by Skye7112 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
It isn't a relapse, but it also isn't a good idea. It's kinda like playing on the tracks.
2007-06-17 05:17:19 · answer #1 · answered by Helen W. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course it's ok to drink small amounts of alcohol for an alcoholic. Alcoholics MUST and WILL drink - no matter what - UNLESS he is trying to stop - in which case he will be utterly unable to stop once any alcohol whatever enters his body. Then it is NOT ok – because he will not be able to stop all of the time.
A real alcoholic is allergic to ANY amount - even .5% the same way someone allergic to say LATEX will react even if the only cover one finger with a latex glove - or someone allergic to strawberries eats only a tiny strawberry.
The only reason the beer company gets to print "Non-Alcoholic" on their label is due to FDA labeling requirements that lets low percentages through a threshold loophole for consumer information purposes. The same way that if they WANTED to market a beer as a true "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE" - such a low alcohol content would be considered a rip-off - they would not be able to make that claim on the label.
In a real alcoholic the inability to stop is the result in a craving for more alcohol that is the physical result of a buildup of chemicals in his liver (acetone) because his pancreatic and liver functions are not up to par. This abnormaly high level of the chemical and the resultant "craving" is abnormal and hence fits the definition of "allergy" since only roughly ten percent of the world population is deficient in their ability to metabolize alcohol properly.
Hope that helps!
Peace,
Danny S
http://recoveredalcoholic.blogspot.com
2007-06-17 20:47:11 · answer #2 · answered by Danny S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi:
NO! Stay away from it unless you want to be seriously tempted to drink again. Any alcohol even .5% is still alcohol and your body will find that .5% and eat it up and want more.
Please order a soda, water, anything but nothing that is a non alcoholic drink that you have drank in the past. It would be a sin for you to start drinking again just because of the taste of a non-alcoholic beer that has .5% alcohol in it.
Order a soda and think of the 12 steps.
Be safe and be well
2007-06-17 01:12:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No it isn't. Because non-alcoholic beers taste so much like the real thing, they can trigger the craving for beverages with a higher alcohol percent. The term "non-alcoholic" is a misnomer, these beverages do contain alcohol in very low quantities.
2007-06-17 01:11:14 · answer #4 · answered by vadtrav 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why? What's the point? What's wrong with a coke, a cup of juice, or some ice tea? Flirting with "look alikes" may be putting you too close to the "wrong road".
If you truly are an alcoholic, and you genuinely want to quit,
you need to change what you drink, where you go, and who you're with -- if you want to get the most from all your efforts.
2007-06-17 00:59:09 · answer #5 · answered by Hope 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From all the responses, I guess my answer is NO, too.
You are just setting yourself up for a relapse. Do you remember those first 30 days trying to stay sober? I wouldn't want to go through that again!
Watch the whole movie -- not just that first non-alcoholic beer part.
2007-06-17 02:01:59 · answer #6 · answered by Marcia K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive been sober 7 years but i do occasionally have a n/a beer and it doesnt make me wanna start slurpin down the budweiser like i did when i drank i can tell you tho that after 1 or 2 n/a beers you get the worst aftertaste in your mouth andnon of them taste like beer anyway i may drink a total of 8 or 10 n/a beers a year ice tea tastes alot better!!!
2007-06-17 10:39:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...interesting question! I mean, what if you just LIKE the taste of beer? Isn't it the alcohol that's addictive? If you were addicted to food, and you switched to low fat everything, wouldn't that be pretty much the same thing?
2007-06-17 01:28:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not ok to drink this if you are an alcoholic or a former alcohol. YOu also should not use cough medicine that contains alcohol nor mouthwash that contains alcohol.
2007-06-17 00:58:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No because there is a tiny bit of alcohol in it and an alcoholic shouldn't consume anything with alcohol in it.
2007-06-17 02:33:24 · answer #10 · answered by mishka 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋