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No such thing as a high functioning alcoholic/drug addict, imo. One will eventually succumb to their disease.
Don't know about all that. My dad freely admitted that he had a drinking problem until the day he died. He tried to get sober too many times to remember, but always went back to getting drunk every-night eventually. He was also quite productive and never succumbed to the disease, but we may never know because he was only in his late 40's when he died of unrelated causes.
I think it is a lot harder to tell. It is really really common these days for people to just like drinking. And have 3+ drinks on a single occasion regularly. This would easily describe 1/3 of the people I know. 2-3 days a week are social drinking days. A few nights a week it is 1/2 a bottle wine at home after work. The drinking to relax, destress, decompress etc. Some people "grow out of it." Many people do dry Januarys to detox from the booze. And it continues.
In my experience, if they’re consuming alcohol daily, I’d be concerned. If it’s more than a small glass of wine or a beer, that’s a no go for me in terms of consumption. And if it’s more than that, and they don’t miss a day, you’ve got yourself an alcoholic.
Now, I have a low threshold for substances outside of a little caffeine. Maybe you’re comfortable with someone binge drinking on weekends or throwing them back daily to some degree. But long term I can’t say a lot of good comes from someone spending time, money, and brain cells on so many altering substances. It might be cute at 25, it’s another bag at 45.
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