How often or how much drinking do you think indicates a problem?

I have had people tell me I drink too much, they even think I have a problem.

I can go weeks without a drink, or even wanting one. Sometimes when I decide to have a beer after work, I can have as few as 1 or 2, or if I decide I can put away a 6 pack.

My drinking does not prevent me from working.

Some have said that those who have mentioned me having a problem are hyper-sensitive to alcohol, due to living with an alcoholic father.

Thoughts?

Actually it depends on so many factors.At 1st you should know really are u alcoholic?

Alcoholism, also known as "alcohol dependence," is a disease that includes alcohol craving and continued drinking despite repeated alcohol-related problems, such as losing a job or getting into trouble.

Even if you are not alcoholic, abusing alcohol can have negative results, such failure to meet major work, school, or family responsibilities because of drinking; alcohol-related legal trouble; automobile crashes due to drinking; and a variety of  alcohol-related medical problems. Under some circumstances, problems can result from even moderate drinking--for example, when driving, during pregnancy, or when taking certain medicines.

The amount of alcohol required to produce this benefit in healthy adults - less than one standard drink (10 grams of pure alcohol) a day for women and about one for men.There are no further health benefits to be gained by drinking more than this amount.

Actually, Americans drink almost ten times as much beer as they do "hard" liquor. Although the content of alcohol in beer is relatively low, this means that one-half the alcohol drunk is consumed as beer. Given these facts, it seems reasonable to say that there are many alcoholics who are only beer drinkers.

All alcoholics who try to merely cut down on drinking are unable to do so indefinitely. Instead, cutting out alcohol (that is, abstaining) is nearly always necessary for successful recovery. However, if you are not alcoholic but have had alcohol-related problems, you may be able to limit the amount you drink.  If you cannot always stay within your limit, you will need to stop drinking altogether.

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http://www.ndri.com/news/researchers_set__a__standard_level_of_alcohol-67.html


http://www.ndri.com/article/alcohol_and_the_body-69.html

Hope u have got ur answer.
Good luck.