re: Would a six-pack every night be considered an alcoholic?

My dad has had one drink of alcohol (a glass of wine or a beer) every single night for 25 years between dinner and bedtime. He has never had more than one or less than one. I guess technically he is an alcoholic because he can't NOT have his one drink every night. It's like his inverse cup of coffee in the morning. Before that he never drank. I think he read an article where scientists determined that an ounce of alcohol a day is actually good for you so he started drinking and now he's hooked on his one ounce.

Yes. That’s a ridiculous amount of drinking

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Ridiculous is a bit dramatic

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Is it though?

If 25% of one’s daily, ie, every day, caloric intake comes from beverages, they have a problem.

Fat, alcoholic and stupid

You can’t just go deciding I’m drunk.

Absolutely yes

That’s not the way it works. Being deemed an alcoholic is more about consequences than it is liquid or beverage intake. Specifically whether the drinking negatively impacts one’s life on a regular basis.

Ya know, losing jobs, legal problems particularly alcohol related, isolation from family, etc.

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Fat, alcoholic and stupid

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And I’ve taken the liberty of notifying your draft boards that you are all, all eligible for military service.

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That’s not the way it works. Being deemed an alcoholic is more about consequences than it is liquid or beverage intake. Specifically whether the drinking negatively impacts one’s life on a regular basis.

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That’s some bullshite you were fed in A.A.

Obesity and negative effects on other health systems like liver disease are much more of a factor than earning a title from a support group

Yea it’s very normalized here. 2 drinks for men and One for women. Women also can’t metabolize alcohol like men so it’s 2x damaging.

There is a reason he is drinking, it’s not a great coping mechanism.

Yeah, alcoholism typically results in health problems, you’re right about that.