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  • nico-t
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    • Aug 2004
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    #1

    when are you considered an alcoholic?

    in theory? how many beers/whiskey/etc every day?
  • LauraLee
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    • Sep 2003
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    #2
    You are considered an alcoholic when you go to meetings.
    You are considered a drunk if you don't.

    Seriously though, not sure there would be a 'set' amount.. maybe more the regularity, the reasons and a heap of other variables to consider.

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    • 3M TA3
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      • Aug 2005
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      #3
      Originally posted by LauraLee
      You are considered an alcoholic when you go to meetings.
      meetings are for quiters - quiters never win

      i think it's a state of mind, not an amount of sauce. and it's not just alcohol, it's anything that is a device

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      • polish_aristocrat
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        • Jul 2002
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        #4
        when you drink alone while posting on GFY at least once per week
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        • Lycanthrope
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          • Jan 2004
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          #5
          The amount consumed has little to do with what makes one an alcoholic. There are alcoholics out there that have never touched a drink, and there are people that party way too much and get drunk all the time, yet aren't alcoholics.

          Ultimately, it is a personal diagnosis and when drinking's problems out weight its "benefits", it is probably time to quit before life gets worse.

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          • sumphatpimp
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            • Aug 2002
            • 5235

            #6
            is the bottle half full?
            or half empty?
            if you are obcessed with always having enough on hand,
            well you know what that means!
            Last edited by sumphatpimp; 02-15-2006, 05:05 PM.

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            • Sly
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              #7
              I think real addiction is one of the main factors.
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              • Grapesoda
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                • Jul 2003
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                #8
                Originally posted by LauraLee
                You are considered an alcoholic when you go to meetings.
                You are considered a drunk if you don't.

                intreresting answer . . .

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                • nico-t
                  emperor of my world
                  • Aug 2004
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                  when you drink alone while posting on GFY at least once per week

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                  • Grapesoda
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                    • Jul 2003
                    • 46234

                    #10
                    Originally posted by sumphatpimp
                    is the bottle half full?
                    or half empty?
                    the bottle is just too big

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                    • nico-t
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                      • Aug 2004
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Lycanthrope
                      The amount consumed has little to do with what makes one an alcoholic. There are alcoholics out there that have never touched a drink, and there are people that party way too much and get drunk all the time, yet aren't alcoholics.

                      Ultimately, it is a personal diagnosis and when drinking's problems out weight its "benefits", it is probably time to quit before life gets worse.
                      this is a pretty good point. Luckily im right now in the "drink much but feels great" category

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                      • Spunky
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                        #12

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                          #13
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                          • XMaster
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                            #14
                            2 drinks per day ...every days and you are !
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                            • The Captain
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                              #15
                              I think its when you dont feel right unless you have had a drink..
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                              • Fresh
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                                #16
                                when you're walking down the street and people are yelling "fuckin drunk!"


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                                • dij
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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
                                  when you drink alone while posting on GFY at least once per week
                                  oh no, I am doomed

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                                  • Jarmusch
                                     
                                    • May 2003
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                                    #18
                                    I guess when you can't go for more than one day without drinking or thinking about drinking, you can be considered a full-blown alcoholic.

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                                    • BillPMB
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                                      #19
                                      Take the M.A.S.T. (Michigin Alcohol Screening Test) and be HONEST

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                                      • nico-t
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by BillPMB
                                        Take the M.A.S.T. (Michigin Alcohol Screening Test) and be HONEST

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                                        • BillPMB
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                                          #21
                                          One of the most widely used measures for assessing alcohol abuse. The M.A.S.T. is a 25-item questionnaire designed to provide a rapid and effective screening for lifetime alcohol-related problems and alcoholism. The MAST, which can be used in either a paper-and-pencil or interview format, has been productively used in a variety of settings with varied populations.
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                                          • RenzoAWM
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                                            • Feb 2006
                                            • 63

                                            #22
                                            Used to drink a bottle of scotch each day, found out that I was alcoholic, nowadays I just smoke pot each day way better

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                                            • dissipate
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                                              • Nov 2005
                                              • 8904

                                              #23
                                              A beer or a glass of wine with dinner, then perhaps one more in the evening then you're ok. But if you start drinking on weekdays before 5 and/or have more than 2/3 every single day, you're pushing it.

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                                              • fuzebox
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                                                • Oct 2003
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                                                #24
                                                The first sign is denial.

                                                And I'm an alcoholic.

                                                Therefore I can't be one, an alcoholic would never admit to being one.

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                                                • mikeyddddd
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by fuzebox
                                                  The first sign is denial.
                                                  I thought the first sign was accidentally shooting your friends.

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                                                  • johnnyhey
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                                                    • Jan 2004
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                                                    #26
                                                    try this for starters:
                                                    1. Do you lose time from work due to your drinking?

                                                    2. Is drinking making your home life unhappy?

                                                    3. Do you drink because you are shy with other people?

                                                    4. Is drinking affecting your reputation?

                                                    5. Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?

                                                    6. Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of your drinking?

                                                    7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking?

                                                    8. Does your drinking make you careless of your family's welfare?

                                                    9. Has your ambition decreased since drinking?

                                                    10. Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily?

                                                    11. Do you want a drink the next morning?

                                                    12. Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?

                                                    13. Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?

                                                    14. Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?

                                                    15. Do you drink to escape from worries or troubles?

                                                    16. Do you drink alone?

                                                    17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of your drinking?

                                                    18. Has your physician ever treated you for drinking?

                                                    19. Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?

                                                    20. Have you ever been in a hospital or institution on account of drinking?
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                                                    • bdld
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                                                      #27
                                                      i'd say when you're drinking on a weekly basis.

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                                                      • joefriday
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                                                        #28
                                                        An alcoholic is someone who has a drink on hand or near by at all times, and hides in side other bottles to disguise it.They dont nesseceraly get totally mothered they are just drunk all the time , they usually have breath mints or I knew someone who had a tube of tooth paste in her hand bag at all times.
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                                                        • bogo
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                                                          #29
                                                          if you drink before 12:00 pm in the mornimg,then you need help...i have few drinks everyday around 3-4:00 pm...

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                                                          • Spunky
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                                                            • Jun 2002
                                                            • 133978

                                                            #30
                                                            So Vodka with my Frootloops is a bad thing?

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                                                            • GTS Mark
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                                                              #31
                                                              High risk for problem drinking. Addiction to alcohol is likely. Contact your doctor for help.

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                                                              • MrJazz99
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                                                                #32
                                                                Alcoholic or not, alcohol is just at trade off for something else - man have addiction in nature, some in alcohol, some in drugs, some in sex abuse, some in cookin, some in gambling, some in posting at GFY.....get rid of one habit just introduces a new, so why try ?

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                                                                • TheSenator
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                                                                  • Feb 2003
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  I get really fucked up while playing MADDEN 2006. I start usually around12:00am and end at 3:00am sometimes twice a week. I can kill a gallon of cheap red wine in three hours.
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                                                                  • reed_4
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    I think if you can't pass a day without having a drink that would consider you to be an alcoholic.

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                                                                    • Odin
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                                                                      • Jan 2004
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      I don't know, but I certainly think people laugh alcohol off way to much. If you enjoy it every now and than and there are no side effects than cool. If you drink it often and ignore all the problems caused by it (family, health, friends, fights, etc) than I think it is a good starting point at establishing you are an alcoholic.
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                                                                      • everestcash
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        when you can't say NO to a drink

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                                                                        • digifan
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          When you are so addicted that you get drunk from one glass of alcohol.. said but saw that. Losing the tolerance...
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                                                                          • Nicky
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                                                                            • Mar 2003
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by johnnyhey
                                                                            try this for starters:
                                                                            1. Do you lose time from work due to your drinking?

                                                                            2. Is drinking making your home life unhappy?

                                                                            3. Do you drink because you are shy with other people?

                                                                            4. Is drinking affecting your reputation?

                                                                            5. Have you ever felt remorse after drinking?

                                                                            6. Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of your drinking?

                                                                            7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking?

                                                                            8. Does your drinking make you careless of your family's welfare?

                                                                            9. Has your ambition decreased since drinking?

                                                                            10. Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily?

                                                                            11. Do you want a drink the next morning?

                                                                            12. Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?

                                                                            13. Has your efficiency decreased since drinking?

                                                                            14. Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business?

                                                                            15. Do you drink to escape from worries or troubles?

                                                                            16. Do you drink alone?

                                                                            17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of your drinking?

                                                                            18. Has your physician ever treated you for drinking?

                                                                            19. Do you drink to build up your self-confidence?

                                                                            20. Have you ever been in a hospital or institution on account of drinking?
                                                                            I only answered yes on 1 of those questions and that was nr.6, what can I say i spend all my money at the bar

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                                                                            • nico-t
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              i never got into serious problems with drinking like the Q's about you family/spouse, friends etc. I drink every day a few, whether beer or whiskey/bacardi coke or something.. every weekend i get rather fucked up but i can control that shit.
                                                                              Sometimes i cant remember some parts of the night before but im never sick or puking or whatever

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                                                                              • Antonio
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                                                                                • Oct 2001
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by Lycanthrope
                                                                                There are alcoholics out there that have never touched a drink......

                                                                                if you say so

                                                                                Can you stay without a drink for a week, and feel perfectly ok? How about a month? Well, then youhave nothing to worry about.

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                                                                                • DutchTeenCash
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                                                                                  • Feb 2003
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by nico-t
                                                                                  i never got into serious problems with drinking like the Q's about you family/spouse, friends etc. I drink every day a few, whether beer or whiskey/bacardi coke or something.. every weekend i get rather fucked up but i can control that shit.
                                                                                  Sometimes i cant remember some parts of the night before but im never sick or puking or whatever
                                                                                  believe me that last line indicates youve got a problem, wether other ppl think its cool or not not remembering shit means trouble imho.

                                                                                  plus a few whiskeys a day dont just mean alcolhol. They mean health issues too after a while. And yes I drink too, maybe one glass per 1-2 weeks red wine. And if I dont its np at all.

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                                                                                  • nico-t
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by thinkx
                                                                                    believe me that last line indicates youve got a problem, wether other ppl think its cool or not not remembering shit means trouble imho.
                                                                                    yea i never had that before a few months ago or so, only recently ive had it a few times with going out. Im pretty certain its related to the absinthe i started drinking recently with my friends before we go out. I love the stuff but its pretty hard shit - gonna tone it down a bit.

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                                                                                    • nico-t
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      o and
                                                                                      Originally posted by thinkx
                                                                                      plus a few whiskeys a day dont just mean alcolhol. They mean health issues too after a while. And yes I drink too, maybe one glass per 1-2 weeks red wine. And if I dont its np at all.
                                                                                      i also have my non alcohol days, but the average in a working week is 1 or 2 alcoholic drinks per day.. its not that i need alcohol bad or something lol

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                                                                                      • Downtime
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        that last question does say it all.

                                                                                        have you hurt anyone because of drinking?
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                                                                                        • Teodora
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          when u wake up in the morning and u start with a spirit or any kind of alcohol ..and u do it every day... and u don't need company for it.

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                                                                                          • SilentKnight
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            A sure sign that you may be an alcoholic is when you starting questioning, "When am I considered an alcoholic?". Its shows that you've mentally admitted to yourself that you drink a lot and are now turning to others for their opinions with the hopes that they'll say you're not an alcoholic.

                                                                                            As a recovering alcoholic myself, I've been there/done that. Back in the day I would've answered yes to nearly every question that johnnyhey posted above (a good checklist, BTW).

                                                                                            As others have said, its not the amount you drink. Its the effect it has on your lifestyle. Step one is recognizing this and admitting it to yourself. Step two is proactively doing something about it.

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                                                                                            • nico-t
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              ^^ it was a question in general

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                                                                                              • karlm
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                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                High risk for problem drinking. Addiction to alcohol is likely. Contact your doctor for help.

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                                                                                                • DutchTeenCash
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                                                                                                  • Feb 2003
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by nico-t
                                                                                                  o and

                                                                                                  i also have my non alcohol days, but the average in a working week is 1 or 2 alcoholic drinks per day.. its not that i need alcohol bad or something lol
                                                                                                  ok well if you dont need it then try a week sober see what happens

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                                                                                                  • Quick Buck
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    to some point i see this being helpful because it makes you think about the questions... but the only positive scores i answered on behalf of my wife who almost never drinks, is a vegan vegetarian, fitness trainer buddhist:

                                                                                                    these are the questions that caused my wife to be labeled as a "very high risk problem drinker"

                                                                                                    Have you ever awakened the morning after some drinking the night before and found that you could not remember part of the evening before?
                                                                                                    Can you honestly tell me that MOST people at some poitn in their lives havent had a wild night out where some portion of the evening is a blur? (21st birthday, a wild frat party, bachelorette party)

                                                                                                    Have you gotten into fights while drinking?
                                                                                                    Who the hell hasn't drunk dialed, said something stupid, or just misinterpreted something and ended up getting in a tiff if they went out drinking? My wife thought I was flirting with the bartender one night when we went out with another couple. She got pissed at me and wouldnt talk to me til the next morning. She's really racking up the points.

                                                                                                    Do you ever drink before noon?
                                                                                                    YES! It's called a Mimosa or a Bloody Mary, every grown up has them with brunch on occassion. It's the word "ever" that's making these questions pointless.

                                                                                                    and her score? Drumroll.. 4
                                                                                                    High risk for problem drinking. Addiction to alcohol is likely. Contact your doctor for help.
                                                                                                    Sorry, I don't think things like alcoholism can be diagnosed by a 20 question true/false questionairre filled with questions like "have you ever had a drink before noon"
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