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People used to have one or two drinks before dinner - they were called cocktails. Then have another during dinner, and after dinner, some sort of after-dinner drink. I imagine in today's PC world, people like these would be considered drunks.

What an alcoholic is always seems to fluxuate with what society deems is an alcoholic.

I have a general rule of thumb: if you're mixing vodka into your morning coffee, you might have issues.