IF SOME ONE GETS HIGH EVERY EVENING AFTER WORK ON WEED OR CRACK AND THIS DOES NOT PREVENT THEM FROM WORKING DAILY ARE THAY CONCIDERED AN ADDICT OR ABBUSIVE . WHEN A PERSON HAS A FEW DRINKS OR BEERS DAILY AFTER WORK IS THIS CONCIDERED ADDICTIVE OR ABUSIVE

Me and a mate, go to the pub after work, relax and talk about the day, have a couple of beers, maybe a game of pool. I didn't think that made us addictive or abusive, i just thought it made us happy.

1. Expressing offensive reproach.

2. Characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive".

If those around you feel that you are expressing these behaviors, then yes you are abusive.

Someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms.

If you feel that you are unable to go a day, a week, a month, a year, or life without these things, then yes you are an addict. Once you stop, you will have withdrawal symptoms, and you will have weed or crack or beer to make those symptoms subside.

I hope this helps.

Crack? Weed? I believe someone like this is considered to be a "functioning" addict. A "few" drinks, meaning 2 or 3, I don't believe is considered to be abusive.

The weed/crack,,yeah,most of society would think that there is a problem,drinking,on the other hand,is a lot more socially accepted,and that's where many don't see a problem,because it is accepted.

Only the user can say if they are an addict,others saying so doesn't make it so,looking inside yourself for the honest truth is the only way you can decide.

I'd have to ask how long this crack after work has been going on before I could answer that part of the question... I am not experienced with crack and never will be, but I have heard that it is highly addictive and have seen what it can do to people; as for the drinking, well no, I don't think a few beers per day makes someone an addict.

I have been in recovery for many years and also a drug and alcohol counselor. People ask that question alot, are they a addict or a alcoholic bc they do a little of this or a little of that. What makes you a alcoholic or a addict is the behavior the substances cause. What happens if there is a week that you cant do those things? What happens if you can only go to the bar for a drink but cant stay long enough to get a buzz? Does your family complain about your abuse? Is doing these things more important even though you know it will cause probs at home or with the job? Are you on probabtion and still risk going to jail by getting drunk or high? Is any part of your life affected by your drinking or drug use? If you anwsered yes to any of those questions then you might have a problem that you should look at. There is nothing wrong with having a few night caps everynight or stopping at the bar after work to let loose. When your a alcoholic your mind is consumed with your next one and it is all you can think about. If you are lying about your use or trying to minimize it in any way to yourself or your family then chances are you have a problem. If you even have to ask anyone if they think you are a alcoholic or a drug addict or if you question ever in any way, then you probably have a problem. There are also such things as a funtioning addict ( which you seem to be at this point) and trust me even if you have been funtioning for years it WILL NOT last forever and will eventually DESTROY your life. Of all my years as a addict myself and also now a counselor the one drug that can never be used sociably is crack cocaine, but that is just my experience. If you can do these things sociably and always be funtioning and have NO consequences internally or externally then all power to you, go for it. All addicts and alcoholics have tried to sociably get high or drunk for years but none of us found a way and if you have then you are the only one and we would all like to know your secret. If I were you, I would seriously consider getting some help from inpatient or outpatient if you feel you fit any of the criteria I mentioned, if your still not sure and questioning maybe just seeing and speaking with a counselor will help you. Good luck

The reason could be different every day, so addiction, to me, is not as important as the abuse the person is giving to his boss and co-workers. He is making life rough on them. At work the others should work to give him the choice- do his work or get out. May seem harsh, but he will do much damage to the people at work if they do not stand up to him.

Read this:addiction - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
addiction - an abnormally strong craving
addiction - (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"