Is there a safe level of drinking for an alcoholic?

Is there a safe level of drinking for an alcoholic?

Gail Priddy (Deputy Director) gives expert video advice on: What is alcoholism?; What is the difference between being an alcoholic and just drinking a lot?; Is alcoholism a disease? and more...

No, I don't think there is a safe level of drinking for an alcoholic. I think if someone is alcohol dependent the best advice, and definitely advice that would be given from our agency, is that they should stop at least for a period of time.