Question by drana_banana: What happens when a sober alcoholic has a drink?
Do they suffer from anything like a drug addict might have upon that next hit? Convulsions, health issues, etc.

What might happen to them immediately after taking that drink?

Best answer:

Answer by Tin S
Nothing. I quit for 15 yrs. Went to Thailand and decided to drink internationally. I have drank for 10 years again. And no big thing.

Answer by stymie
they have crossed a threshold, it is a chance that the alcoholic takes

may never return to sobriety.

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