Is drinking 3 glasses of wine a day alcoholism?

alcoholism isn't a question of how much you drink, it's whether you need to drink. Some people can drink 2 bottles of wine a day without being alcoholics. If the person drinking 3 glasses of wine a day suffers emotional or physical problems if they don't drink, the yes, alcoholism is likely.

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Thanks - I will pass that on although I think the person does not have such issues. Her husband (who does not drink at all) has expressed concern.
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by Hairwatcher on October 13th, 2007
best way is for her husband to put her in a situation where she can't drink, for example, take her to a day at a museum and see if she starts looking at her watch, scratching, getting jittery etc.
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by Emma is sick of ignorant bullies on October 13th, 2007
I wish he was that interesting - he sleeps until lunchtime then plays on the computer all weekend - I understand why she drinks I think it is boredom.
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by Hairwatcher on October 13th, 2007
seems she has a choice-divorce or the bottle
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by Emma is sick of ignorant bullies on October 13th, 2007
I disagree with the way you've put this. If you drink 2 bottles a day, you've got an addiction, period, because that much alcohol will cause you to go through torturous (and possibly deadly) withdrawl if you stop.

But, the flipside is that some people are not physiologically addicted to alcohol but still are alcoholic. If you binge drink every weekend, and pretty much can't stop at one drink, you're socially / psychologically alcoholic, even if you aren't addicted in the same strict sense that someone who drinks 2 bottles a day is.
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by Sir.Prise on October 30th, 2010

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