I consider the definition of an alcoholic to ask them how much booze is in the house. If you ask me there's a couple of beers in the fridge and I think a bit of fireball in the back of the cabinet. Ask my sister and you will get an EXACT count down to the state of each bottle. That is pretty wild.
For most alcoholics...the answer is usually zero.
I attended a few AA meetings with her. One guy mentioned that his girlfriend said that the day before she bought a six pack of beer, had 2 then went to sleep.
He was like....what about the other 4!?!