Quote:I think people should realize there are different levels of addictions. It's not a simple matter of a person being a casual drinker or a raving alcoholic. There are different levels which is governed by a person's addictive tendencies.
 
My father drank wine for breakfast (said it was juice to him) and had drinks all day long but had a very prestigious career for 40 years. At the end of the day he had consumed a bottle of vodka. This pattern went on his entire adult life yet he always provided handsomely for his family without ever sacrificing his responsibilities as a husband or father. He was a functioning alcoholic who lived until he was 78 years old.
 
OTOH, I have a friend/customer who can't hold a job because work gets in the way of her drinking. She never drinks as much as my father yet when it's party time she is there.

 
Regards......................the Chiefjag