High-Functioning Alcoholic describes a person struggling with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) while maintaining a job and relationships. This means someone who can perform and succeed in their career and family life without demonstrating the clinical impairments typically associated with AUD. According to statistics, 19.5% of total alcoholics in the USA are high-functioning alcoholics. A statistic from the Harvard School of Public Health specifies that 31% of college-goers are dealing with AUD, and 6% are alcohol dependent. Most high-functioning alcoholics are not counted as alcoholics by society because they do not fit the general alcoholic classification. High-functioning alcoholics typically admit to drinking more alcohol than they should but deny it is a problem. There are no official diagnostic criteria to determine if someone is a High-Functioning Alcoholic.
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