Drinking is a deeply ingrained part of our society. People have been doing this for hundreds of years, but it has increased to a greater extent these days particularly due to marketing and availability. Countless studies have described the harmful consequences of excessive drinking, not just for the drinker but the people around them as well. If drinking has become a problematic area of your life, it is because you’ve become addicted, and you find it hard to control yourself when it comes to drinking. First of all, you need to understand that alcohol isn't necessarily bad by itself. Drinking once in a while to celebrate events, at parties, or at special occasions is not a big issue. But when a person is drinking for other, more emotional reasons warning signs should start going off. If you need to drink to feel good, or to forget something bad, then it’s definitely a sign of dependency, leading to addiction. If your drinking habits have made a noticeable dent in your...