Alcohol abuse is different from alcoholism. Alcohol abuse is a pattern of drinking that can be treated and cured whereas Alcoholism is a disease that can be treated, but currently there is no cure.

Alcohol abuse affects nearly 14 million people each year in the United States alone. 7.4% of Americans abuse alcohol or are alcoholic and five times more men than women become alcohol dependent. Alcohol abuse has been called many things, but the most common would be ‘pattern drinking’. Pattern drinking is a pattern of excessive drinking which results in adverse health and social consequences to the drinker, and often to those around the drinker. In circumstances of alcohol abuse, the person drinking alcohol in a destructive way has the ability to change his or her drinking habits. Alcoholism, or alcohol dependence, is characterized by an addition to alcohol that is out of the drinker’s control – he or she cannot stop using alcohol despite the severe physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual consequences. Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease that can be fatal if left untreated.

If at any time, you suspect that you may be developing a drinking problem, ask yourself these four questions: do you need a drink as soon as you get up? Do you feel guilty about your dinking? Do you think you need to cut back on your alcohol consumption, but cannot? Are you annoyed when other people make comments about your drinking habits?

If your honest answer to two or more of the previous questions was yes, than you probably have an alcohol problem and should seek help.

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