A "drunk" is someone who drinks every day and to the point of affecting their daily life. While my WAW has used alcohol as an escape in the past, she is not a drunk.
Actually you just defined an alcoholic/alcohol abuser. Anyone who has to self medicate with drugs or alcohol to 'escape' is the very definition of an addict. Social drinkers don't drink to escape, but every alcohol abuser uses it to escape or cope with life.
It's not how much you drink but rather the reason you are drinking that creates the line between a social drinker and an abuser.
Alcohol is a symptom of a deeper underlying problem. It is not the cause, although it does cause a lot of damage, it is only a symptom.
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