What is the definition of alcohol abuse

What is the most basic definition of alcohol abuse?

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Opinions vary on the definition of alcohol abuse. Abuse can be regular usage that is turning into a dependency. Abuse can also be binge drinking; consuming a large quantity of alcohol in a very short amount of time, but not necessarily ever…

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What is the difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol misuse?

Q: My wife and I are in an argument over what the definition of alcohol abuse is versus misuse. From what I learned in my high school health class misuse IS abuse if the person drinking is underage as in our son’s case. My wife believes that abuse is reserved for raging alcoholics and that our son is just experimenting like everyone else his age. I have mixed views given my own “experimentation”, but I want to handle this better than our parents did. Our son also recently received a public intoxication ticket and we had to pick him up from the police station.In the grand scheme of things the answer does not help us with our underage son, but it at least puts us on the same page as how best to handle it.

A: The difference in alcohol misuse and alcohol abuse depends on a number of factors. If one drinks too much the night before and wakes up with a hang-over that can be construed as alcohol misuse. If this occurs often and you are missing work then one may deem it as abuse.The fact that your son is underage makes it alcohol abuse. The laws have been setup to prevent this type of behavior and you have a situation where an individual violating two factors. They are breaking the law and at the same time are drinking to a point where it is apparent to law enforcement.I would advise you seek out help. There are many resources out there that can help you in this situation. The web is full of treatment centers. One that I have recommended to others is www.stonershoppe.com Funny name, good list of resources.

What’s your definition of “abuse”?

Q: I hang out in celebrity section and notice a lot of people commenting on Chris Brown hitting Rihanna saying he abused her. To me, “abuse” means a habitual occurrence. For this argument we won’t get into whether or not he has done so in the past. So if he hits her on this one occasion — even if going overboard — does that constitute as “physical abuse”?I was thinking if someone who has never had alcohol gets absolutely plastered one time, they are not considered as alcohol abusers. That term usually conjures up an addicted alcoholic. Same for drugs.What do you think?So Beyond Mordant, would you classify this as abuse? When I hear of spousal abuse, I think of battery on more than one occasion. Habitual offense. I can see how your definition would apply, though.

A: What happened between Chris Brown and Rihanna was a fight / assault. “Abuse” cannot be a once off incident.

Is substance abuse a disease or a behaviour?

Q: Alcoholics Anonymous and the American Medical Association claim that substance abuse or alcohol dependence is a disease. In DSM-IV, “disease” is not mentioned when diagnosing patients with alcohol issues as described in diagnostic criteria. AA cult members compare their created and appropriately cult modified definition “Alcoholic” to other diseases like diabetes and cancer. If the problem of substance abuse and dependence is a disease, why does a person that is stopped driving drunk by the police taken to a jail instead of to a hospital. The person arrested informed the police that he was diseased and powerless yet he was still taken to jail. Is AA’s and AMA’s definition of a drunk to a disease valid or is this “disease” diagnoses simply given to capitalize monetarily on a human malady? (Institution AA is VERY expensive!)A wise man once said, “what sets us apart from other lower forms of animals is our ability to change and adapt to our enviornment”.Clancy

A: I really wish they wouldn’t call it a disease, because the basis for it being a disease is the inability to stop the chronic behavior. Like overeating, overdoing sexual activities, doing anything you know is not good for you but not being able to stop doing it. Then cigarette smoking should be considered a disease also. These TYPES of diseases require a deep desire to change combined with something that helps you change – so they call it a disease, but alchol is one of the easier ones to stop doing, certainly MUCH easier than not smoking. I believe it’s a choice, but only because I was there once and quit using two words “firm determination”.