Addiction and the myth of functional alcoholism
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The myth of functional alcoholism | Zululand Observer
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No such thing as functional alcoholism, but disorder can be mild to severe
14 April 2021 11:01 AM
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The South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca) dispels the myth of functional alcoholism
You might have heard the term functional alcoholic being used by some people who claim that they need a certain amount of alcohol in them in order to perform their work.
Some say that it puts them into the right frame of mind for the task, while others will argue that it helps them to shake off the stress first.
But can this work in the long run? Won t their bodies get used to the alcohol and crave more of it? IE, won t they become increasingly dependent on alcohol until they re simply alcoholics, full stop?