Drinking in moderation to me, means being able to have maybe 2 drinks socially with friends.
i've seen it lots over the years out with workmates or whatever, somebody has 1 drink, nurses it, then gets another.
Their face gets a little flushed and they leave and don't even finish the drink.
I've never, ever been able to understand how someone can do that.
It just seems totally foreign to my idea of drinking, I've never been able to just have a couple socially, the point has always been to get wasted.
If you can drink in 'moderation' you are not an alcoholic in my book.
I wish I was like that, but I never will be..ever.