General Article Are you a functioning alcoholic? Know the signs

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The stereotypical image of an alcoholic isn’t the case for many.

By Rachel Hosie

We all know that as a society, we drink a lot. There’s always a reason to drink and there are always people encouraging you to do so. When many of us think of an alcoholic, we envisage someone waking up and swigging a bottle of vodka. But this isn’t always the case.

If you only drink at social occasions but you drink until you’re blackout drunk each time, are you an alcoholic? What about if you drink five or six ...

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