If I only drink one drink every evening does this make me an alcoholic?

If I only drink one drink every evening does this make me an alcoholic?

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No, generally that would not be the case. Obviously, if one drink is literally that, a pub measure of one unit of alcohol, which would be a half of lager or a small glass of wine. Obviously if one drink equates to being very large amounts of alcohol in a glass, then it would be more problematic. I would always suggest to people to have 2 or 3 days without drinking.