Having problems related to alcohol consumption and refusing to quit is alcohol abuse, not being able to quit is alcoholism.

Having problems related to alcohol consumption and refusing to quit is alcohol abuse, not being able to quit is alcoholism. Unfortunately by the time you achieve the label of alcoholic, the long term abuse that led up to this has caused so many problems and issues that black and white definitions no longer really work.

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