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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not an alcoholic.  It sounds like he is not even getting drunk!  If you've ever been around a *true* alcoholic, you'll know there's a huge difference between liking your scotch (and maybe even drinking a bit too much from time to time) and real alcoholism.  Commonly used alcoholism screening tests look for indications that alcohol is having a negative effect on health or life -- e.g., DUIs, fights, drunk in the morning ... Doesn't sound like any of that is happening here.  Here is one example of a screening test:  http://counsellingresource.com/lib/quizzes/drug-testing/alcohol-mast/

Now, that amount of drinking may be unhealthy, but if he was an alcoholic or had the tendency towards it, it would be unmistakeable. [/quote]

A) People are often able to mask the extent to which they feel the effects of alcohol.  Not everyone slurs, has trouble walking, or gets aggressive.

B)  It's not the quantity but the relationship with alcohol.  If alcohol serves as a "medication" that the individual continually "uses" to address depression, anxiety, fear, or stress - or if drinking is a means to chase the "buzz" and exhiliration many of us feel when we drink, then it's a problem.

The stereotype of the stumbling drunk who gets nasty or has numerous DUIs is just that, a stereotype.  Many alcoholics have a disease that quietly eats away at their self esteem, confidence, relationships, and health.  But they live in denial telling themselves that because they aren't the stereotype, they don't have a problem.  [/quote]

Oh come on now.  The vast majority of people who are social drinkers do it because they like the feeling it gives them (the buzz, the relaxation.)  By your definition, a huge number of people would be alcoholics!  I'm sorry, but TWO DRINKS A NIGHT (and not even getting drunk, apparently) is not a "disease."

I KNOW what alcoholism looks like, and it is not two drinks a night, no matter how much dude likes his scotch.

Now, if this guy is white knuckling it and having a hard time stopping at two, and every so often goes on a bender and gets blind drunk, then he might have a problem.  But that is not what the OP is describing.  [/quote]

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