am I an alcoholic if I drink a bottle of wine everynight? does it make andofference if its only 3/4th of a bottle? or if its 3 pints of high abv beer? is it ok if its only 4 glasses of bourbon or scotch?

does it matter if I pass out on the couch most nights? what if I only got blackout drunk on weekends? what if i havent had a DWI or hospitialization in almost 5 years?

being serious: how much is ok? what if I rarely ever or never drank on weekdays, escept maybe one or two at an occassional work social I had to go to? what if I didnt get all the way drunk on weekends and limited myself to 3 drinks max on friday or saturday night – but not both?

I remember a time, after college, 17 years ago, when I was 22-25 years old and I really could have just a few drinks with friends… when I didnt drink alone everynight… how can I get back to that?