Am I an alcoholic if I drink a bottle of wine a night?

Yes, that’s how much I used to drink too. But let’s stop using the word ‘alcoholic’. First, the technical bits… A bottle of wine holds about five glasses; five “drinks” of alcohol. CDC guide…

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What does an average day for an alcoholic feel like, physically?

This was my experience as a high-functioning alcoholic (minimum of a fifth of bourbon a day, every day; when I checked into rehab they sent me straight to a cardiac monitoring ward for three day…

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