No ka manawa lōʻihi, ua hoʻokaʻawale nā ​​kauka a me ka lehulehu ma waena o nā mea inu nui i kekahi manawa (no ka laʻana, i ka wā e hele ai me nā hoaaloha) a me nā mea inu nui i kēlā me kēia lā, i kapa ʻia ʻo "chronic alcoholics". I kēia mau lā, ʻaʻole hoʻohana hou ka poʻe ʻona (nā loea i nā maʻi pili i ka waiʻona) i kēia huaʻōlelo, no ka mea ʻaʻole i hana hou ʻia kēia ʻokoʻa. ʻOiaʻiʻo, ua hiki i nā poʻe loea hoʻohui waiʻona ke hōʻike i ka hoʻomau ma waena o kēia mau mea inu i kēlā me kēia lā. ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻo ia wale nō ka mea e pōʻino ai ka maʻi ʻawaʻawa: ʻaʻole pono ka nui o ka ʻoki ʻana i nā unahi i kekahi ala a i ʻole kekahi. Ka hopena: ʻOiai ʻaʻole ʻoi aku ka nui o ka poʻe i loaʻa i ka waiʻona mau loa, ua pilikia nā kānaka a pau me ka maʻi ʻona. ʻOiaʻiʻo, inā he pilikia olakino hiki ʻole ke hōʻole ʻia ma mua o ʻekolu mau inu maʻamau i kēlā me kēia lā ma ka awelika (e like me nā mea i lawelawe ʻia ma nā kaola) no nā kāne a i ʻole ʻelua inu i kēlā me kēia lā no nā wahine - a i ʻole 21 mau aniani i kēlā me kēia pule no nā kāne a me 14 no nā wahine - ʻaʻole kēia manaʻo. ʻaʻohe mea no ka emi ʻana: ʻaʻole like mākou i ka wā e pili ana i ka addiction, ʻoi aku ka nāwaliwali o kekahi ma mua o nā mea ʻē aʻe.