Drinking a bottle of vodka everyday?!


Question: Drinking a bottle of vodka everyday?
I had a question about this same friend a while ago about how he would have his "morning beer" (24 oz coors) practically everyday but now that same friend told me a month ago that he has moved on to a bottle of vodka every morning (one of those smaller ones that cost like 5 bucks.) if not that then one of those alcoholic energy drinks like 4-LOKO . He says he can drink that whole bottle in about 2 hours. I try to tell him how unhealthy that is all the time. He always seems to be broke and i told him that if he wasn't wasting money on alcohol everyday and just put a few bucks away everyday then he would be saving alot. Could he be considered a full fledged alcoholic? He is 27 and has gained a decent amount of weight over the past 2 years, and i'm worried that at the rate that he is going he could eventually develop serious liver problems.

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Yes, he is already an alcoholic but he is still not at the worst yet.



I used to drink alot like that, especially like 3 4- lokos a day, but I starting getting really fat, stomach pains, and I couldn't talk right even when sober it was like I forgot how to talk. You should defenetly try to help him stop someone helped me and I'm really thankful for that



I had a roomate who drank a lot, always seemed broke. Worst part is that such people
are in denial about their problem. Try and lure him into therapy, at least a consultation.



1 tequila, 2 tequila, 3 tequila, FLOOR!!!!

My brain



i remember reading an article that said "if drinking alcohol is the first thing you do in the morning, you are an alcoholic" sounds like he needs help



A bottle a day, keeps the doctor away!!



yes, he is an alcoholic



he should be dead! he's very lucky



This guy is an alcoholic, no question. He may already have serious liver problems drinking at this level. There is nothing you can do to make him stop --and cutting back isn't an option for someone who drinks like this--but you can create limits that protect yourself from his behavior and maybe put pressure on him, like refusing to drink with him, not loaning him money or driving him to purchase alcohol, not being in his presence when he's been drinking. Presumably he's able to work, which will justify in his mind that he can't be an alcoholic, but give him time. He's going to progress until all he can do is drink. Alcoholism is a chronic progressive disease with only two endings: he'll get better, or he'll die.




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