ALCOHOLISM...its a disease........?

Question

UP THERE WITH CANCER, ETC. yep!!!!!!

Answer 1

It is a disease. Alcoholism cannot be cured, only arrested. Treatment is not always successful, and relies on the alcoholic’s ability to control their addiction. In 1956, the American Medical Association (AMA) determined alcoholism to be a disease because it met all 5 AMA criteria necessary to be such: Pattern of symptoms, chronic, progressive, subject to relapse, and treatable. The disease of alcoholism can also be fatal.

Answer 2

Alcoholism is NOT a disease. Alcoholics Anonymous have been spouting forth for decades about ones powerlessness over alcohol and the disease concept. This is quite simply incorrect. We all have the power over our decision to drink or not. Yes, I agree that once one becomes physically dependent upon alcohol then it is absolutely necessary to continue drinking because to stop suddenly is physically dangerous. However, once you have been safely de-toxed, there is absolutely no reason in the world for a person to drink again other than that person making a conscious decision to do so. For advice and guidance I recommend reading 'Rational Recovery' by Jack Trimpey. It will change your view of alcoholism for ever. And stay clear of AA. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

The American Medical Association defines alcoholism as an illness or disease. Dr. David Ohlm, an expert in the field of alcoholism, has defined alcoholism as follows:

Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive, incurable disease characterized by loss of control over alcohol and other sedatives.

Chronic: Lasts a long time.
Progressive: Alcoholism goes through a series of increasing symptoms and it does not go away. It gets worse even after long periods of sobriety, and can be reactivated by a single drink.
Incurable: One can not return to normal drinking. One can return to a normal life, but only by stopping drinking.
Disease: A condition in which bodily health is impaired and interferes with the ability of the person to function normally.
Loss of control: Once the alcoholic takes that first drink after a period of being sober or abstinent, he/she can not predict with any reliability whether he/she is going to have a normal or abnormal drinking episode. Therefore, they do not control the alcohol, it controls them.
This is the major factor in defining alcoholism--can one predict their behavior every time we drink?

Answer 4

Some say that alcoholism is one possible response to the brain sensing that blood sugar is too low - possibly as the result of an overactive insulin response causing too much blood sugar to leave the bloodstream (hypoglycemia).

So it would be a symptom - not a disease.

Answer 5

It's not the same as cancer, as its a psychological disease, it affects your brain and therefore might cause withdrawal actions, but still mainly in your mind. Cancer mutates your cells, and even if its brain cancer, that's' not the same thing. I agree its a disease though.

Answer 6

Cancer isn't a choice, alcohol is. Choose to stop and get help if you need it.

Answer 7

yes it is for some people just like some get cancer or alzhezmiers people can get alcoholism

Answer 8

Sure is.

There is AA for all the people who realize that they have this disease and get treatment!

Alcohol is a DRUG

Answer 9

sure whatever the rabbits tell you, you can believe them, their rabbits they wouldn't lie, or would they

Answer 10

I don't think....ips!....so...! Let's celebrate to this...