You are assessing a 44-year-old male patient to determine if…

You are assessing a 44-year-old male patient to determine if his alcohol use is a problem. The patient tells you that he has thought about quitting before and is seeing you now because he feels a “little guilty” about his drinking. No one else has ever pointed it out to be a problem and he has never needed a drink to steady his nerves or get rid of a hangover. Based on these answers, the patient is: