Are all people who have had problems with alcohol alcoholics?!
Question:
Are all people who have had problems with alcohol alcoholics?
are all problem drinkers alcoholics?
Answers:
No.
An alcoholic is someone addicted to alcohol, most people (80% by some estimates) who start having problems quit or learn to moderate.
"One recent study found that 80% of all alcoholics who recover for a year or more do so on their own, some after being unsuccessfully treated. When a group of these self-treated alcoholics was interviewed, 57% said they simply decided that alcohol was bad for them. Twenty-nine percent said health problems, frightening experiences, accidents, or blackouts persuaded them to quit. Others used such phrases as "Things were building up" or "I was sick and tired of it." Support from a husband or wife was important in sustaining the resolution."
Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction -- Part III, The Harvard Mental Health Letter, Volume 12, Number 4, October 1995.