•    Hereditary factors such as a family history of alcoholism
•    Experiencing adverse events during childhood may lead to alcoholism
•    Coming from broken families
•    Drinking more than a glass or two of alcohol per day
•    Starting to drink at an early age, like sixteen or earlier.
•    Having a smoking habit (especially teenagers)
•    Already having some psychiatric disorder like anxiety or depression
•    Being under tremendous stress
•    There are more incidences of alcoholism among males than in females