Can you be alcoholic without ever taking a drink?

Question by Brian: Can you be alcoholic without ever taking a drink?
Alright, so I’m doing a presentation in health class on alcoholism and one of the questions is Can you be alcoholic without ever taking a drink? I’ve looked online for a while now and can’t find anything about it. Can anyone help?
the question say without EVER taking a drink, could it be like if you get the alcoholic gene are you considered an alcoholic even if you never drink?

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Answer by Shelby
persons try to protray persons in lights that are mostly unaccurate so unsure where you get information on such a tabou subject

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