How many drinks a day makes someone an alcoholic?

Question

Just wondering, how many drinks a person has in one day, for over 30 years makes them an alcoholic, is it 1, 2, 10?

Answer 1

Alcoholism isn't related to number of drinks consumed, but rather your ability to control your drinking, or how alcohol controls you.  If you can't stop drinking once you get that first drink in you, that's a strong sign.  If you feel the need to drink everyday, drink alone to relax or get buzzed, or feel like you need to drink at every social event, those are other signs.

A high number of drinks per day does have correlation to the development of liver cirrhosis, as heavy alcohol intake over a long period of time can damage/scar your liver.

Answer 2

the amount isn't the thing.   an alcoholic knows.......one is too many and 100 never enough...

Answer 3

It doesn't even have to be everyday.

Answer 4

you can be an alcoholic without drinking even one drink a day.....

Answer 5

if you drink everyday you are an alcohalic

Answer 6

for a real alcoholic 1 is to many and 1000 never enough alcoholism is a state of addiction not an amount consumed.

Answer 7

Even 1 a day is alot.

Answer 8

If you feel that you MUST drink everyday and don't know when to stop, or don't care if you ever stop then you have a problem.  Alcoholism is a disease.  You will have it all of your life.  You just need to know that you can't ever drink, none, never, ever again.  You are in control, but the alcoholic looses all sense of right and enough.  So, zero, is the important number!