This study aims to know the meaning of drinking among women who suffer from alcoholism and seek treatment through a specialized service. It presents a qualitative nature and it is anchored to the social representations theory, using a questionnaire and in-depth interview. The participants reveal that the onset of drinking means socialization and pleasure, however, with the alcohol dependence, it lights the prejudice and the removal of people, resulting in loneliness due to low social tolerance in relation to the habit of women drinking harmfully. They also point to a negative perception of this dependence, being loneliness the most representative meaning. And they feel more penalized than men.
Women; Alcoholic beverages; Socialization; Prejudice; Loneliness