Problem Drinking, Alcohol Abuser: Can You Just Cut Down, Or Return To Normal Drinking?
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Can a problem drinker or alcohol user drink safely by controlling their drinking? This is not a simple question to answer, in that many do not understand the concepts of social use, substance abue and addiction. We will untangle these in this article.
Can problem drinkers or alcohol abusers back up and continue with controlled drinking? It depends on what point in a time line we are looking at.
To answer this, we have to be very careful of terms used, let’s follow the progression of use and consequences:
Social Drinker: