Feb 09
If a person has 5 to 6 drinks a day is it considered alcohol abuse or alcoholism?
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I personally don’t think it’s that bad even though it’s more than the recommended limit. As long as the people are not drinking and driving or drinking at work I don’t see why 5 or 6 drinks per day is bad considering that most alcoholics probably have at least a 12 pack per day. What do you think?
instead of “or” I should have put a slash /
yup, but its only bad if you can’t go a day without em
Yes. It might be alcohol abuse.
yes, that’s alot per day – I’d consider it alcoholism if you can’t even go 1 day without taking a drink of liqour
It’s whether you feel you need it or not.
Usualy alcohol abuse is when a person consumes 3 or more alcoholic drinks a day. I would consider them to be an alcholic. It is terrible for your liver to drink that much each day.
This is considered a form of alcoholism. In fact, some critics have gone so far as to say one drink per day is considered a form of alcohol abuse and then there is what’s called the weekend alcoholic who only drinks obviously on the weekends. The not driving while under the influence is just a smart move (a very smart move.)
if you can NOT drink if you don’t want too then it is abuse. If you cannot STOP having 5 or 6 a night, then it is probably alcoholism.
Would depend on the person’s weight and past alcohol history to determine whether they have the disease called alcoholism. For an alcoholic, taking one drink is too many. How people are affected by the alcohol in their system and how they act towards other people will let you know real quick if they are abusing alcohol. This is a hefty alcohol intake on a day-to-day basis and could cause damage to the liver and other organs. Some people know that 3 drinks will make them uncontrollable, and others can consume great quantities of alcohol because they have built up a tolerance to it. Only an alcoholic will know if they have the disease, and everyone else can only stand by and try and label it. Signs of alcoholism are black outs, memory loss, and cravings for alcohol at any time of the day or night.
Sweetie, it’s about more than drinking and driving. Alcohol is a depressant, meaning it slows everything in your body down. I’m guessing you’re male — guess what else it slows down? That’s right, your performance, if you catch my drift. Ask yourself, Why am I drinking so much? Am I self-medicating a hidden illness, or am I dependent on the alcohol itself? You are an alcoholic, and I would suggest that you run, don’t walk, to your nearest Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Also, get off the sauce before you do more damage to your internal organs, including your brain.
In my world, yes.
Anything more than one drink every few days has a potential to get out of hand.
My mother destroyed her brain from drinking a LOT, every day, for decades. She had seizures from the damage.
I vowed never to get involved with anyone who enjoyed drinking more than a couple drinks per week. I have told my husband that if he drinks more than that, I will divorce him.
I spent 20 years of my life as a codependent child of an alcoholic, living with chaos every day and night. I refuse to mess around with it ever again. It is madness. It destroys families.
It is a problem if it is effecting your life in a negative way. No harm no foul is my motto.
I think it depeneds on your age and your outlook on life. In college, it was normal for myself and fellow students to drink 5-6 or even 12 drinks per day. However, we were also young and could recover quick and had little responsibility.
If you are older than college age and your level of drinking interferes with your occupation, responsibilities, dreams, goals, hobbies, and/or relationships, it’s probably too much. Overall, it comes down to what you feel comfortable with. You have to live with yourself in the end. If you’re going to look back in a few years and have regret, such as: “I should have done a better job at work and got promoted but I was hungover all day” or “I really loved that woman I was in a relationship with and should have married her, but blew it because I was drunk all the time” then it’s probably too much. All in all, if you think it’s too much, it’s too much.
yeah i think so…5 or 6 drinks EVERY day is a bit excessive. i would consult a doctor though.
If you HAVE to have anything that is intended to be recreational, it should be considered an addiction and abuse.
Alcoholism is not about quantity it’s about not being able to go without for any extended perion of time.
yes even if you drink on the weekends thats called a weekend alcoholic go figure
I think it’s borderline alcoholism there. And I only say borderline because I don’t know the person and maybe they’re really big and able to handle that much without showing it.
In my opinion, more than 4 drinks a day for an extended period of time would make you an alcoholic. This would mean every day, weekends included. I would also include binge drinking in this. You know the type, they’re dry for a week and then go out and get totally smashed for the next two days.
But the best way to determine if somebody is an alcoholic is if they can go without drinking for 30 days. If you can make it that long and then drink moderately afterwards (1-2 drinks a day) then you’re not an alcoholic. If you can’t, then you are.
That’s EXACTLY what I was drinking every night up until a month ago. I started feeling really guilty because I don’t won’t to hurt my liver. I found a website that gave me the ability to moderate (haven’t had a drink since reading it, but still won’t say I won’t ever)
http://www.rational.org/html_public_area/course_avrt.html
Hmmm. I’d say if you’re asking the question, you’ve got a problem. People who don’t have a problem typically don’t wonder if they do. It simply isn’t an issue.
Here are some other things for you to ponder.
How much booze is in each drink? I’m an alcoholic myself (sober now, though). I had read someplace that 3 drinks a day was okay, so that’s all I ever drank. The problem was that each drink had maybe 5 shots in it. So ask yourself. Are you really drinking 5-6 drinks . . . or more?
And, how do you feel about those 5-6 drinks, even if they really are 5-6? Do you have to have them? Do you miss them if you don’t get them? Normal drinkers don’t care one way or another. They can take it or leave it without a second thought.
Bottom line: I think you’re doing a lot of rationalizing here.
If we are talking about Alcoholism, then you must remember that ‘Drinking’, in any frequency or amount, is only a ‘Symptom’ of the problem. It is just the same as scratching is a symptom of dry skin, not the problem. What is going on inside the mind of a person with Alcohol at it’s helm is more to the point. This liquid demon is changing the personality of a host it does not like. It is creating a place to live- out it’s existence before moving on to it’s next vulnerable mind. Alcoholism is a deteriorating balance within the mind, drinking is only the vehicle that brings us there. I have written some examples of alcohol’s maneuvers.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/40697/steve_procto.html