Is Drinking One Well-Made Mixed Drink After Classes Every Day Considered Alcohol Abuse?

by jbjas42

Question by Ronald McDonald: Is drinking one well-made mixed drink after classes every day considered alcohol abuse?
With less than 2 shots worth of alcohol?
Also, it tastes delicious. I generally get my homework done shortly after drinking, too.

Best answer:

Answer by Tim
No, its just like have a beer after work. As soon as your obligations are done for the day its time to relax. ITs not like you are going home every night to drink. Also more like having a single glass of wine for dinner.

Answer by Diane B.
Well it is a “habit” you now have, and something you do to control your life/actions or count on to structure them.
Whether you want to *depend* on that habit to do homework or feel finished with school for the day, or any other reason, is up to you (…I wouldn’t be comfortable with that dependency, but that’s me…I do enjoy a small glass of wine sometimes while cooking or waiting for dinner, etc, but doesn’t happen every day).

I wouldn’t say you’ve quite reached the level of alcohol “abuse” but it’s something you could be on a path to so worth watching–and even more so since you’re having *two* servings of alcohol per day in amount.

(Whether an alcoholic drink is “well mixed” or delicious, or even liquor rather than wine or beer, won’t make any difference re the dependency they may create or any “abuse” potential for you though.)

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