Alcohol Addiction is a lot more common than widely realised. With alcohol being so freely available and an accepted part of our culture, this means that drinking can become an important, or sometimes the most important, factor for someone who is alcohol dependant, and they feel they’re unable to function without it.
You might think that if you were ‘dependent’ on alcohol, you’d be stumbling around drunk every day, right? Not necessarily. There are varying degrees of alcohol dependence and they don’t always involve excessive levels of drinking. If you find that you ‘need’ to share a bottle of wine with your partner most nights of the week, or always go for a few pints after work, just to unwind, you’re likely to be drinking at a level that could affect your long-term health.