Alcoholism A person does not have to drink everyday to be an alcoholic. Someone who drinks frequently or sometimes gets drunk is not necessarily an alcoholic. It is possible to abuse alcohol for a short period of time without developing alcoholism. Some people may drink abusively during a personal crisis and then resume to normal drinking. Alcoholism refers to the drinking of alcoholic beverages to such a degree that it seriously and repeatedly interferes with major aspects of an individual such as their children, their health, and treatment. To begin with children of alcoholics may be affected by a father’s or a mother’s alcoholism in several ways. Having a problem-drinking