Do you know anyone that suffers from alcoholism?
Yes, unfortunately I do.   I found out that alcholism was called alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence.  
That's horrible. My dad is an alcoholic and it really makes me hate alcohol.
It really changes them into another person.   I didn't know that binge drinking was considered alcohol abuse.  Is he a binge drinker or dependent?
He's dependent. He drinks beer throughout the day. He rarely binge drinks a lot at once. It's usually spread out throughout the day.
Wow, I know there are a higher percentage of men than women that binge drink.  Both cases are sad.
I didn't know that men were more likely to be alcoholics. My friend's mom died of alcoholism. Her liver failed because she binge drank every night before she went to bed.
Aaah, I'm so sorry to hear that.  I know there were 3.3 million deaths  related to alchol consumption in 2014.