What that article says may be true for DSM III (or IV) alcoholics (which as a class may or may not include the OP). My point is simply that in the general popu

What that article says may be true for DSM III (or IV) alcoholics (which as a class may or may not include the OP). My point is simply that in the general population[1], patterns of alcohol (mis)use seem to fall on a fairly wide spectrum, and are not simply a matter of "isa" or "!isa" alcoholic. *[1] based on careful sampling and rigorous application of standard methodologies, i.e. "considering people I know."