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• the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  A single shot seems more like a habit than functional alcoholism

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  • groet@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Drinking alcohol habitually is called alcoholism. Any time the consumption of alcohol is a fixed part of your day, you are already over the line. A beer with every dinner? Shots with friends/coworkers after work every day? That’s alcoholism.

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    • FinishingDutch@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yep. That’s a difficult nuance for people to grasp. Alcoholism isn’t really about the amount, it’s about your relationship to its use.

      If you drink 7 beers on a random friday night, but nothing the rest of the week, you’re probably fine. But if you drink a beer with your breakfast so you can face the day, that’s clearly not a good place to be. Same amount of alcohol, but a different relationship to its use.

      Basically, anytime you feel like you ‘need a drink to do X’ with any regularity, it’s time to talk to your doctor about alcohol use.

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