If you’ve asked yourself if you’re drinking too much, you might be.

If you’ve asked yourself if you’re drinking too much, you might be.

Have you ever asked yourself if you’re drinking too much alcohol, or felt bad or guilty about your drinking? If the answer to these questions is “yes,” this might indicate a drinking problem. It’s not always obvious that a person is drinking too much, but there are ways to tell.

See ways to tell if you might have a drinking problem.

See why an older person might develop a drinking problem.

To get tips on cutting back, see “Rethinking Drinking” from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

The information on Alcohol Use and Older Adults was developed for NIHSeniorHealth by theNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at NIH.