Originally Posted by
yeahgr8 
I dont believe it does, you are either an alcoholic or you aren't...if you are a heavy drinker then that is a completely different ball game...
I think you are correct, but that this is where misunderstanding begins for MANY people on both sides of the bottle and on both sides of the problem.
Can you help me to understand the key differences between the two and the characteristics of both?
And can a heavy drinker become an alcoholic just from heavy drinking or is "alcoholic" something you simply ARE and something that you can never actually become, like for example; a heavy drinker?
Seems anyone can become that and many do...