Many people enjoy a tipple or two - but at what point does having a casual drink turn into a bigger problem?
Whether you enjoy a glass of wine each night after a hard day at work or you go all out and have a few at the weekend with your mates, it's important to know when to stop. Sometimes that odd drink can become more frequent and start to become an issue.
At its simplest, alcohol addiction occurs when someone is unable to control or moderate their drinking. Sometimes, alcohol addiction begins slowly and augments over a period of time, passing through social drinking to heavy drinking to alcohol abuse and dependency. Sometimes the problem arises after a traumatic and difficult time, often involving grief or issues of self esteem.
