Well oh my gosh ain't we had fun.
By definition, an alcoholic is one who is addicted to alcohol. Alcohol is a highly addictive drug tho most everybody seems to think it is somewho different. In fact, alcohol is little more than a combination of ether and water....EtOH = 1/2 Et2O + 1/2 H2O. While it's true that the alcohol most people drink has been refined to a greater extent than this, the basic compostion remains the same. It is a mixture of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen mixed in such a fashion so as to dull the senses.
Ether being C4H8+H20 and alcohol being C4H8+2(H2O) the difference from one to the other is a single water molecule. That we have refined ether to a drinkable and socially acceptable level proves the power of it's addictive qualities. Remember also that even small quantities of ether leave the body in an almost comatose state. It is very, very powerful stuff.
Getting back to Junior. I have no idea if he be alcoholc (ie addicted to alcohol) but if the stories concerning his alcohol intake are even close to true, odds are he probably is. By definition it matters not if the intake is an ounce a day or a gallon a day. Addiction (along with it's effects) is always relative.
And speaking of which, anybody hear how Little Al is doing?