Alcoholic beverages, despite generating a great addiction, have a great social acceptance, which makes the presence of alcohol very normal for our society and makes it difficult to detect if the person has an addiction. Here we want to show you some of the most important signs to recognize if there is an alcohol addiction problem.
1. “stretch” the social excuse to drink in advance
When people have an alcohol problem, they tend to justify their consumption moments before the possibility of drinking more. For example, Carlos knows that at 4:00 pm he will meet with his friends to celebrate his birthday and that is why he starts drinking at 2:00 pm as an excuse before the social event that is coming up.
2. Some drinks are beginning to be considered “non-alcoholic”
A good part of people with this health problem begins to consider that low alcohol drinks, such as beer, are not true alcoholic beverages. Consequently, they have an excuse to consume more.
3. In social contexts, always with a glass in hand
It is theorized that any time that you cannot drink, even if it is very brief, it is considered as something that causes discomfort, especially if there are bottles in sight.
4. Check your drink reservations
It is about breaking moments of concentration to ensure that there are still enough bottles of liquor available and avoid the situation that there are no more bottles and without a place to buy them, it is considered that it would be worse to run out of reserve.
5. When you arrive at a hotel room, check the mini-bar
Checking out the minibar is the first thing to do before exploring other exciting room amenities. In fact, before booking, make sure the room has a minibar available.
6. A logic is used that allows “subtracting bottles”
Finding irrational excuses for not believing there is a drinking problem and still having a good self-image. For example, when Carlos wants to know how many bottles he has had in the day or in the week, he will not count the ones he drank while walking briskly for 10 minutes because he thinks that having been walking compensates for the influence of alcohol.
7. Drink very fast
This is one of the most striking signs of alcohol addiction. Alcoholic people tend to drink more quickly than the rest, as others tend to sip as “support” for the social context, and not as if it were one of the main tasks of the day.
8. You break contact with friends who don’t drink
People with alcohol addiction structure their entire social life around meetings where, by default, they drink. Thus, little by little he will move away from people who are abstainers or who drink little.
If you suspect you have a problem with alcohol, give us a call! We can help you.
Information is taken from https://psicologiaymente.com/drogas/senales-adiccion-alcohol
Alvely Alcántara, LCSW
Rossy C. Garcia, MEd 
Katy Sims, MD 
Everardo Aviles, LCSW, LCAS (Eve)
As a medical anthropologist and social work researcher, Dr. Gulbas’ research embodies interdisciplinarity through the integration of applied theories of health and human development with qualitative and ethnographic methodologies. Her work seeks to understand how people—children, families, and providers—navigate complex sociocultural landscapes in the pursuit of mental health. Most of her work, to date, focuses attention on developing more robust interpretations of suicide risk. With funding from the National Institutes of Mental Health, this body of research has contributed to advancements in theoretical and empirical knowledge of the broader contexts within which youth suicide risk is situated. 
R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez is a developmental psychologist and an assistant professor of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the principal investigator of a study that examines the impact of immigration-related threat and stress on school communities. She earned a PhD in developmental psychology from Columbia University and hold a BA in human biology from Stanford University. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first gen college student.
Dr. Parra-Cardona is an Associate Professor in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHSSW) at the University of Texas at Austin. At the SHSSW, he serves as Coordinator for Mexico and Latin American initiatives. He also serves as Area Director for Research at the UT Austin Latino Research Institute. Dr. Parra-Cardona’s program of research is focused on the cultural adaptation of evidence-based parenting interventions for low-income Latinx populations in the US and Latin America.
Bianka Reese, PhD, MSPH is a research scientist and program evaluator specializing in adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her previous research in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her work as the Research and Evaluation Manager at SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led largescale evaluations of multilevel, community-based sexual health promotion initiatives and research projects aimed at elevating the voices of diverse youth in North Carolina. Dr. Reese is currently the Senior Research Strategist at Creative Research Solutions, LLC, an award-winning national evaluation, research, and assessment firm.
Tania Connaughton-Espino, MPH is an independent researcher focused on adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her interest in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her previous work with SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led the training and evaluation department, conducted capacity-building workshops for youth serving professionals including on the topic of how to be more affirming of LGBTQ youth, and from her extensive experience working with the Latinx population in NC.
Maru Gonzalez, EdD is an Assistant Professor and Youth Development Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University. Her areas of inquiry include youth development with a focus on activism, social justice, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people across familial, school, and community contexts. 
Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, PhD
Hector Y. Adames, PsyD