Do You Agree With the Statement, “Once an Alcoholic, Always an Alcoholic”?

Question by Ruffles: Do you agree with the statement, “Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic”?
Do you think a person who is alcoholic can stop drinking for a long time and then pick up a bottle years later and drink like a normal person?

Please state reasons or personal experiences to back up your thoughts.

Best answer:

Answer by ?Tom?
Yes, once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic…

I have seen many people that thought otherwise end up in the hospital (again) to dry out after going out for “one drink” with the boys…

and several of them had been dry for over 10 years.

Answer by kurleylovescheese
yes

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