is there a diff between an alcholic an da problem drinker?. I mean maybe todays problem drinker is just tommorrows alcoholic. Alcoholism is progressive. I mean I guess I myself could go out binge like crazy and get ahold of myself and decide i'm simply a problem drinker as my way of sugar coating what really lurks within me. I dunno. ONly the drinker can figure this out I guess.