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Differences in the words people use to describe drinking could lead some to see problematic alcohol abuse as benign, research suggests.
Variations in the terms used to describe alcohol abuse could modify how researchers perceive subjective accounts of drinking.
Ash Levitt, the study's corresponding author, found large variations in how people perceived being "drunk", which he says compromises the usefulness of asking participants about being in this state.
He states a gender difference occurs, as men often used more forceful expressions such as "wasted" and "hammered", whereas woman used euphemistic expressions such as "tipsy".
The results will be published in scientific journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research next year and will show the limitations this in prior studies in this area.
Mr Levitt claims this could impact on public health issues, as women typically used this last word to describe consuming four drinks over two hours, which meets alcohol abuse, or binging, criteria.
"Therefore, women could be binge drinking while psychologically perceiving their level of intoxication as being 'tipsy' or relatively benign," he states.
In other news, an Alcohol Concern spokesperson has claimed early identification of alcohol abuse can reduce the need for substance addiction clinics, as it can be tackled before it becomes more problematic.
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