Not to say it's a bad thing to drink after recovering from alcoholism, but wouldn't that just be managed addiction?
My uncle is an alcoholic, but has managed to drink at a reasonable level (not healthy, but doesn't socially harm him, e.g. drink driving, losing a job) for the past few decades. He'll crack his first beer at 10 AM, but manages to keep a good level of control.
>Not to say it's a bad thing to drink after recovering from alcoholism, but wouldn't that just be managed addiction?
Not any more so than drinking before alcoholism is "managed addiction".
If you can manage it and drink whenever you want after being an alcoholic (e.g. not drink for weeks, then drink at a party and then again not for weeks, and have no withdrawal effects when you don't drink) then you're not addicted anymore.
My uncle is an alcoholic, but has managed to drink at a reasonable level (not healthy, but doesn't socially harm him, e.g. drink driving, losing a job) for the past few decades. He'll crack his first beer at 10 AM, but manages to keep a good level of control.