Getting help before your problem drinking progresses to severe alcohol use disorder can save your life. Alcoholism is a term that is sometimes used to describe what is known as an alcohol use disorder (AUD). In order for treatment to work, the person with an alcohol addiction must want to get sober. Males, college students, and people Read more…

Out of this total, as many as 20 percent may be functional alcoholics. The primary distinction between a habitual drinker and an alcoholic is that the former can refrain from alcohol for extended periods, while the latter cannot. While problem drinkers may occasionally miss work or school due to excessive drinking, they still have days, weeks or Read more…