Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
If my sister is an alcoholic, is it likely that i will also be an alcoholic?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Family disease: Whether or not you drink, you are likely to have been affected by alcoholism in your family. You might consider attending a meeting of al-anon for the families and friends of alcoholics.
Answered 7/20/2012
5.7k views
Not necessarly: Although, you might have a greater chance of becoming an alcoholic if close, blood relatives have such a problem. You may need to be careful and try to not consume more than one or two drinks per day. That means no more than 2-four ounce glasses of wine, 2-12 ounce beers or 2 ounces of whiskey or hard liquor per day.
Answered 3/12/2016
5.7k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
If I get an Asian flush when I drink, does this mean i'm more likely to become an alcoholic?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Generally, are alcoholics as a group, more likely depressed people than the general population?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
How likely are Drs to use ANI calculators to diagnose alcoholic liver disease?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Are alcoholics more likely to be predisposed to one cancer type over that over another cancer type?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Are people with alcoholic heart (cardiomyopathy ) more likely to get septicemia?
6 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
People also searched for:
What do you suggest if my sister is an alcoholic and it has become a matter of life or death. can our family get a court order to have her committed in a facility?
My albumin level is 3.8 and has decreased in the last year. My sister has non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. What should I do next? Anything?
Sister is obese but if she makes lifestyle changes can non alcoholic fatty liver disease be reversible?
Can drinking lots of water before a saliva and urine test for alcohol produce inaccurate results? My sister who is an alcoholic and in court mandated treatment did this today and got a result that was negative. The family knows she has been drinking?
Could having a mental illness make one more likely to be an alcoholic?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
