Have you ever felt so low that all you think of is getting drunk to dull the pain. Do you ever feel so bored that you drink just because it is something to do. Even worst do you drink so that you feel confident and people will like you.
Is excessive drinking (binge drinking) a fashionable way of being called an alcoholic?
Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholic's normal personal, family, social, or work life. Alcohol consumption caused by alcoholism can result in psychological and physiological conditions, and ultimately in death. Alcoholism is one of the world's most costly drug use problems; with the exception of nicotine addiction, alcoholism is more costly to most countries than all other drug use problems combined.
In common usage, binge drinking is now usually used to refer to heavy drinking over an evening or similar time span - sometimes also referred to as heavy episodic drinking. Binge drinking is often associated with drinking with the intention of becoming intoxicated and, sometimes, with drinking in large groups. It is sometimes associated with physical or social harm.
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/alcohol_abuse.html
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