College kids who drink their feelings, blackout every weekend, come hung over to class that is, if they even make it at all. Some may even have a plan of action entitled something similiar to the BCPA - (Bill Christian Plan of Action) to deal with their drunken hook-ups.
Student 1: Man that guy came to class still drunk, what an alcoholic.
Student 2: Oh yeah, I saw that alky with four girls last night.
My observation over a lifetime, is the individual
(1) drinks frequently (almost daily),
(2) becomes inebriated relatively soon after the first or second drink,
(3) continues to drink, sometimes to a state of unconsciousness
(4) knows that they have a problem but won't admit it.
(5) almost always has a ketone acidosis odor on their breath
(6)SAL IS AN ALCOHOLIC IN DENIAL.
Someone who has decided to label themselves in order to obtain special treatment, psychiatric drugs, or join a cult. Also a term used to detach from responsibility and make others responsible for your own problems.
My neighbor is an alcoholic. He’s been sober for three years, doesn’t work, and spends all his disability check on Vegas hookers.