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BOTH

2006-06-20 15:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Drug addiction and alcoholism are both a disease and an addiction. In the case of alcoholism the disease condition takes a while to form. When we consume alcohol the liver secretes an acid to remove the alcohol from our blood. The body is, in some cases, slow to respond. Over a long enough period of time it just keeps dumping the acid to remove alcohol even when there is none. The body then requires alcohol to cut the acid. When that happens we are alcoholic. Many street drugs actually change the body's chemistry - permanently. Methamphetamine do this with one use. Only 6 people out of 100 that ever try to quit meth ever succeed. When a meth user's body requires the drug again they experience SEVERE stomach cramps.

2006-06-20 15:22:29 · answer #2 · answered by euhmerist 6 · 0 0

I think it is an addiction, I have never heard of anyone catching alcoholism(like a disease caused by a germ). The PRESSURE's to DRINK can be passed-down and resisted, but it take's a while of drinking to become ADDICTED. There could be some messed-up DNA, but until you chose to start drinking, you don't have a chance to get addicted and abuse it. Crack is REAL ADDICTIVE, first or second time for most people. Very BAD......

2006-06-20 15:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 1 0

Addiction

2006-06-20 15:04:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It runs in my family big time, so a disease or a gene that get addicted easily

2006-06-20 15:04:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

i think it has to do with both. if a person is genetically wired for alcololism but never touches a drink then they never will form an addiction, but if they are genetically wired and are therefore more prone to alcoholism then it may only take them a few drinks to form an addiction. that's why i say both, but it also has to do a lot with willpower.

2006-06-20 15:13:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Both but its really an addiction

2006-06-20 15:04:48 · answer #7 · answered by pixieprincess 1 · 1 0

It might be both, but it starts usually with a little innocent trial and then you just go too far and can't get back..

2006-06-20 15:05:43 · answer #8 · answered by † PRAY † 7 · 0 0

addiction, you choose to drink or take drugs, you have no choice with a disease.................

2006-06-20 15:05:26 · answer #9 · answered by truthteller 5 · 1 0

Yes.

2006-06-20 15:07:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

disease

2006-06-20 15:05:04 · answer #11 · answered by heidielizabeth69 7 · 0 0

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