Alcohol Problems

Alcohol is related to lots of different types of problems. We may try to relate it to the amount of alcohol consumed, but it can be much simpler than that. If someone's drinking causes a problem to him or her, or for someone else, in any area of their lives, then that drinking is problematic. The problem may be with health, law, finances, work, friends, or relationships. And if it causes problems for wives, husbands, children, parents, bosses, colleagues or subordinates, then it is problematic too.

This means that whether someone has a drinking problem may not be determined by fixed quantities of alcohol or timings, and may be solely a matter of negotiation by a person with himself or herself, with all their relationships, and with society as a whole. This perspective is based on the consequences of drinking for the person, and not simply on the amount consumed or the frequency of consumption.